Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline. 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 and a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with eight pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a three tall oval-shaped funnels, painted white with a red top. Just aft of the bridge is a large skylight and surrounding each funnel are a pair of engine room ventilator cowlings painted white. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with a pair of derricks, and a pair of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. At the aft end of the stern there are two pairs of double-banked rigged in davits and two on skids, all of which are just forward of a square deckhouse painted a creamy white. The number "164" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1167
Collection: Ship models
Type: Waterline model; Miniature model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Carpenter, Reginald; Carpenter, Reginald
Places: Southampton; Devon
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 43 x 170 x 20 mm
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