Passenger/cargo vessel

Scale: Unknown. A waterline model of a passenger / cargo vessel. The hull is painted white with green boot topping along the waterline. The upperworks, accommodation superstructure and decks are painted a creamy white. The split-level forward deck is fitted with a large mast surrounded by four pairs of cargo cranes, all of which serve four grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with eight pairs of lifeboats rigged to davits either side of two rather squat rectangular shaped funnels, painted white with buff yellow tops. At the stern, there is a mast rigged with a derrick and three pairs of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with two pairs of lifeboats rigged in davits and on skids. The number "88" is written on the underside of the hull.

Object Details

ID: ZBA1041
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: 40 x 145 x 18 mm
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