RMS Sylvania (1956); Passenger vessel; Liner
Scale: 1:1200. A waterline model of RMS Sylvania, a liner made from die-cast metal with a plastic funnel screwed to the hull. The hull is painted black, the upperworks white, the funnel red with two black stripes and a black top, and the hatches and deck equipment brown. There are eight slots in the deck for derricks [four forward, four aft] and one behind the bridge for the mast. The inscription on the underside reads: 'M710 R.M.S. Sylvania'. There are also brown plastic derricks and a mast attached to a moulding rod in a cellophane bag.
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Object Details
ID: | ZBA1439 |
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Collection: | Ship models |
Type: | Waterline model; Miniature model |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Tri-ang |
Places: | Devon; Southampton |
Vessels: | Sylvania [RMS] |
Date made: | 1959-1965 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Robin Blake Collection |
Measurements: | Overall model: 158 x 20 x 27 mm |