Passenger/cargo vessel
Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with pinkish red 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 a derrick, a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. The bridge is located just forward of the main accommodation superstructure and is complete with a pair of bridhgewings and two lifeboats rigged in davits. The central accommodation superstructure is fitted with six pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of two squat oval-shaped funnels, painted buff yellow overall. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with a pair of derricks, and five smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised boat deck through which the mast is fitted and is complete with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits, either side of an accommodation block. There is also a raised poop deck at the very stern with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits and a T-shaped bridgewing and sternwalk flitted on top. The number "28" is written on the underside of the hull.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1183 |
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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: 40 x 140 x 18 mm |