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Description: | 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 split-level forward deck is fitted with a large single mast with a pair of cargo cranes, all of which serve two grey covered cargo hatches. The central upper bridge and accommodation superstructure is fitted with five pairs of double-banked lifeboats rigged to davits either side of two slightly raking oval-shaped funnels, painted black with a large central red band. There are two pairs of large engine room ventilator cowlings painted black and located at the base of the funnels, and a large skylight towards the stern on the boat deck. At the stern, there is a single mast rigged with two pairs of derricks, a pair of smaller cargo cranes, all of which serve three grey covered cargo hatches. There is a raised poop deck fitted with a pair of double-banked lifeboats rigged in davits, either side of an accommodation block, fitted with bridgewings and a sternwalk. The number "142" is written on the underside of the hull.
caption: Passenger cargo vessel
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | waterline models models (representations) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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