A Model Of The Royal Navy Cruiser Skirmisher

OTTO J. KIRCHNER; AMERICAN, CA. 1998

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A Model Of The Royal Navy Cruiser Skirmisher
Otto J. Kirchner; American, ca. 1998
This is a fine model of this Royal Navy Cruiser from 1904. The hull of the model is built up from the solid and painted with a rust red bottom, a white waterline and black topsides. The deck of the model is scored basswood which has been stained a mahogany color. The hull and the deck of the model are well detailed and include the following details: British jack on a jack staff, anchors, chocks, bollards, anchor chains, deck railings, deck cannons, bridge, running lights, search lights, life rings, ventilators, main mast with crow's nest and signal flags, three funnels painted a mustard yellow, 8 ship's boats rigged on davits and covered, after mast, docking bridge, keep-away poles, British white ensigns flying from the aft mast and the aft jack, and many other details. The model is mounted on keel blocks and is displayed in a glass case with an oak base and frame.
50¾ x 13½ x 23½ in. (128.9 x 34.3 x 59.6 cm.) cased dimensions.

Lot Essay

The Scout class of cruiser came from Vickers yard in 1905 and had a ram bow, three funnels, and a turtle back focastle. The four, triple expansion engines developed 17,500 h.p. giving a speed of 25 knots. The class were small fast cruisers referred to as scouts. They arose from the need for a fast ship to perform a scouting role in the North Sea to keep an eye on the increasing activity of the German navy in that area. Whilst lightly armed compared with a third class cruiser they had a high speed which enabled them to scout in the knowledge that they could outrun any serious oppositon. A total of 15 Scouts were completed between 1905 and 1913 all with differences in construction. Skirmisher can be considered typical of the class.

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