Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted black with light brown boot topping along the waterline. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The forward deck is fitted with a large single rigged mast and four pairs of cargo cranes serving two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with seven pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of a pair of tall circular funnels, painted a light yellow with a thin black top and two five pointed stars in red. There are four pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted a light yellow situated around the base of the funnels as well as three smaller ventilators painted creamy white surrounding a large skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single rigged mast and a two pairs of smaller cargo cranes serving two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of lifeboats rigged in davits above an accommodation block. The number "127" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1014
Collection: Ship models
Type: Waterline model; Miniature model
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Carpenter, Reginald
Places: Southampton; Devon
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall model: 34 x 130 x 13 mm
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