Tui Cakua (1933); Cargo vessel; Coastal vessel

Scale: 1:24. A half plating model of the starboard side of the coastal motor vessel Tui Cakua (1933) made entirely in wood and varnished. The hull is inscribed in black ink plating positions, scuppers, propeller cavity and a number of other features. Hull features include a forecastle with circular scuppers in the bulwark and rectangular scuppers on the main deck. The model is displayed on a rectangular wooden backboard with angled bevelled edges. Hand rendered in centre top of backboard ‘Motor Driven vessel’. Hand rendered on right-hand side of backboard ‘Principal Dimensions Length OA 90'-0" Length B.P. 857-0" Breadth Mld 19'-0" Depth Mld 8'-0" Yard No 252 C/5430/W Scale 1/2" -1 Foot’.

Object Details

ID: SLR1507
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model; Plating model
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Jui Cakau 1933
Date made: circa 1933
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 203 x 1143 x 129 mm; Backboard: 280 x 1296 x 21 mm
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