Cargo vessel; Pechili trader

Scale: 1:80. Gangplank from model of a type of Northern Chinese junk known as a Pechili Trader (or also as a Kiangsu Trader, Shantung Trader or Shantung Five-masted junk). Used as an ocean-going vessel to transport cargo, normally oil and large disks of compresed soya bean.

Object details

ID: AAE0047.8
Type: Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set; Gangplank
Materials: Wood; Metal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: Unknown
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 6 mm x 135 mm x 14 mm
Parts: Cargo vessel; Pechili trader (Full hull model; Rigged model; Sails set)