Cargo vessel; Oil tanker

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a cargo vessel. The hull is painted pale grey and the main decks are brown and the foredeck, aft deck, boat deck and superstructure decks are off-white. The foredeck is devoid of detail apart from two anchor cables and their fixings. The main deck is effectively divided into two by the main superstructure located forward of amidships. Painted white, this straight fronted and sided structure incorporates the accommodation and bridge which is surmounted by a open platforms either side of the bridge. Aft of the platform are a pair of lifeboats. The main deck has an off-white pipeline running along its entire length, passing through the superstructure, and curving around two masts. The deck has a number of small, box-like fittings, some arranged in groups of four or six, and painted a uniform pale grey. The funnel is positioned at the stern, painted red with a black top and two white diamonds on either side. There are four boats on the boat deck at the stern. Aft of the boat deck is a raised stern deck with a pair of bridge wings extending from it. On base of model "361".

Object Details

ID: ZBA1032
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: 25 x 125 x 12 mm
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