Cargo vessel; Barge; Swim-head barge

Scale: Unknown. A half plating model of the starboard side of a dumb swim-head barge (circa 1957) made entirely in two types of wood marked in black penwork and varnished. The hull is made in mahogany, is flat-bottomed, straight-sides and has a shallow bow and stern. Hull markings include vertical regularly spaced vertical lines indicating frames and bulkheads, and numerous annotations. The large, triangular rudder, together with its two fixings, has been drawn onto the backboard. The superstructure is depicted in a much lighter wood, positioned amidships with a flat uninterrupted roof. The superstructure markings show portholes and other features. The model is displayed on a rectangular mahogany backboard on which is hand-rendered information pertaining to the vessel and its building.

Object Details

ID: SLR1685
Collection: Ship models
Type: Half block model; Plating model
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1957
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 163 x 1206 x 152 mm; Backboard: 228 x 1320 x 30 mm