Passenger vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger vessel. The hull is painted white with light green boot topping along the waterline and a thin light blue 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 serving two grey covered cargo hatches. Either side of the mast on a raised boat deck is a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with eight pairs of lifeboats, some double-banked, rigged to davits either side of three tall oval-shaped funnels, painted a buff yellow overall. There are four pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted a buff yellow around the base of the funnels, and between the first and second funnel is a large skylight finished in a natural wood colour. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks serving two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits, either side of rectangular deckhouse. The number "25" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1182
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 160 x 20 mm
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