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A detailed waterline sailor's model of H.M.S. Macedonia, (1914-1918) with masts, yards, standing rigging, radio aerial, anchors, wood capped deck rails, fairleads, bollards, capstan, bollards, winches, ventilators, hatches, companionways, cranes with rigging, superstructure with glazed bridge with open bridge over with binnacle, helm, telegraph, searchlights, deck lights, two stayed funnels with safety valve extension pipes, engine room lights, ten coverd life boats including one steam launch in davits, deck guns and other details. The hull with portholes, is finished in black and red and mounted on a painted moulded seascape, glazed case with painted sky background and legend -- 22 x 47½in. (56 x 120.5cm.) See illustration
Lot 234

A detailed waterline sailor's model of H.M.S. Macedonia, (1914-1918) with masts, yards, standing rigging, radio aerial, anchors, wood capped deck rails, fairleads, bollards, capstan, bollards, winches, ventilators, hatches, companionways, cranes with rigging, superstructure with glazed bridge with open bridge over with binnacle, helm, telegraph, searchlights, deck lights, two stayed funnels with safety valve extension pipes, engine room lights, ten coverd life boats including one steam launch in davits, deck guns and other details. The hull with portholes, is finished in black and red and mounted on a painted moulded seascape, glazed case with painted sky background and legend -- 22 x 47½in. (56 x 120.5cm.) See illustration

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GBP 940

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A detailed waterline sailor's model of H.M.S. Macedonia, (1914-1918)
with masts, yards, standing rigging, radio aerial, anchors, wood capped deck rails, fairleads, bollards, capstan, bollards, winches, ventilators, hatches, companionways, cranes with rigging, superstructure with glazed bridge with open bridge over with binnacle, helm, telegraph, searchlights, deck lights, two stayed funnels with safety valve extension pipes, engine room lights, ten coverd life boats including one steam launch in davits, deck guns and other details. The hull with portholes, is finished in black and red and mounted on a painted moulded seascape, glazed case with painted sky background and legend -- 22 x 47½in. (56 x 120.5cm.)
See illustration

Specialist note

Originally built in 1904 by Harland & Wolff for P & O's Australian Run and launched as the S.S. Macedonia, she was converted in just nine days in August 1914 into an Armed Merchant Cruiser with 8 4.7in. guns. Her most significant action was to serve with H.M.S. Bristol as a supply ship during the Battle of the Falkland Islands and between them sank Admiral von Spee's supply ships Baden and Santa Isabel. She was finally returned to P & O in 1921 and placed on the Far Eastern service. She was scrapped in Japan in June 1931.