Cargo vessel; Lighter

Scale: unknown. A model of the midship section of an iron lighter painted in realistic colours with wooden deck beams, grating extensions and floor pieces. The hull is painted a mid brown below the waterline, black above and the interior is painted a uniform black. The hull in section is flat bottomed and straight sided. The iron frame is welded and the hull plates are riveted to it. Two sections of timber floors are shown, stained and varnished a golden brown finish. Three iron floor braces are shown with wooden deck beams, the transverse beams extend beyond the sides of the hull and longitudinal gratings are fixed to their upper sides.

Object Details

ID: SLR2210
Collection: Ship models
Type: Sectional model; Frame model; Midship model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall model: 135 mm x 318 mm x 319 mm