Passenger vessel; Burmese

Scale: Unknown. A full hull model of a Burmese passenger boat (circa 1890) made entirely in wood. The hull is hollowed out with the addition of deep wash strakes. The projecting bow is arrow-shaped and pointed while the high sweeping stern is flat-faced and chisel-shaped terminating in a carved rectangular panel. There is elaborate decorative carving along the forward bulkhead and around the high steering stern position. Fittings include a mast tabernacle forward, two thwarts, enclosed aft section and paddle rigged on the port stern quarter.

Object Details

ID: AAE0068
Collection: Ship models
Type: Full hull model
Display location: Not on display
People: Taylor, Kepple
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.
Measurements: Overall: 163 x 847 x 139 mm