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 and a thin red line at deck level. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The 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 bridge is separate from the main accommodation superstructure and is fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits just aft of the bridgewings. Just aft of the bridge on deck are two grey covered cargo hatches served by two pairs of ventilator/cranes. The central accommodation superstructure is fitted with five pairs of lifeboats, some double-banked, rigged to davits either side of a two tall oval-shaped funnels, painted black with a white band towards the top. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, a pair of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve four grey covered cargo hatches. There are also a pair of lifeboats, double-banked and rigged in davits, either side of an accommodation block. The number "147" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1169 |
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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 |
Measurements: | Overall model: 37 x 153 x 18 mm |