Model for 'Ship bearing red ten'

Sculpture of a seaman at the helm. This was a plaster model for a sculpture of red cedar.
Ship bearing red ten was commissioned in 1967, at the suggestion of the sculptor, for the new extensions to the main building at the Memorial. Adams was a Cape Horner whose experiences at sea inspired him to create this work:
"It is based on an officer-of-the-watch at a standard compass, a subject which [I] often saw at sea and in which [I am] attempting to get the feeling of tension which usually occurred when a strange ship appeared particularly at dawn and dusk. The men on the bridge or the compass platform assumed an air of mystery as they moved about."
Adams was commissioned to represent the activities of the Australian and US navies and the Merchant Marines in the South Pacific, and also worked in Britain, Rabaul and Japan.