Passenger/cargo vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted lavender 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 pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with six pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of four tall oval-shaped funnels, painted red with a black tops. Immediately aft of the last funnel is a raised boat deck which is fitted with thirteen lifeboats stowed in two layers on skids and two large rectangular frame davits finished in a light brown. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, a pair of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits, either side of a deckhouse. The number "26" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1181 |
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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: 45 x 170 x 20 mm |