Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. Waterline model of a passenger/cargo vessel. The hull is painted white with brick red at the waterline with white upper parts. The decks are painted off white with mid-grey cargo hatches. The forecastle is devoid of fittings apart from a single ventilator. The forward cargo deck has two hatches served by a derrick mast between them and two derrick cranes aft. There are two boats stowed on davits either side of the derrick mast. The superstructure is placed amidships with two promenade decks running its entire length. The forward elevation is convex in shape with an open bridge at the top. The boat deck has two pairs of lifeboats stowed on davits and painted white with grey covers. Between the boats there is a single funnel painted yellow. A shelter deck runs the length of the superstructure and extends to the stern. There are two hatches on the aft cargo deck served by a derrick mast between them and two derrick cranes forward. At the stern there are four lifeboats stowed in a single transverse row. On base of model '40'.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1149
Collection: Ship models
Type: Waterline model; Miniature model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Carpenter, Reginald
Places: Southampton; Devon
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 35 x 100 x 12 mm