Passenger/cargo vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline with a thin white line at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The split-level forward deck is fitted with a large single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with seven pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of two raking oval-shaped funnels, painted black with red and white stripes with a black top. There are five pairs of assorted sized engine room ventilator cowlings painted a buff yellow and located around the bases of the funnels and the large deckhouse towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised bridgewing with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits and four cylindrical water tanks painted a light brown. The number "80" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1165 |
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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 |