A Model Of The Battleship U.S.S. Oregon
A Model Of The Battleship U.S.S. Oregon

C. HINKLEY; AMERICAN, CA. 1933.

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A Model Of The Battleship U.S.S. Oregon
C. Hinkley; American, ca. 1933.
A fine model of this battleship of the Great White Fleet. The hull of the model is built up from the solid with the bottom painted a dark rust red, and the topsides painted white. The deck of the model is a mahogany veneer with the deck planking drawn in India ink. The hull and deck of the model are very well detailed which includes: Union Jack crest at bow, jack staff, anchor davits, anchor chain, anchors, bollards, anchor windlass, 4-13"main turrets and 8-8" secondary turrets, ladders, deck railings, bridge, keep-away poles, main mast with crow's nest, 4-ship's boats mounted amidships, 2-ship's boats mounted on davits, search lights, ventilators, life rings, flag staff with the American flag, propellers, rudder, etc. The model is mounted on keel blocks and displayed in a glass case with a mahogany base and brass trim around the glass.
51 x 15½ x 29 5/16 in. (129.6 x 39.3 x 74.6 cm.) cased dimensions.

Lot Essay

USS Oregon, a 11,688-ton Indiana class battleship, was built at San Francisco, California. Commissioned in July 1896, at that time she was the only battleship serving on the U.S. Pacific seaboard. Oregon served off Cuba, and had an important role in the Battle of Santiago on 3 July 1898. In late 1898, Oregon went to the Far East for the first of two tours of duty there that lasted until 1906, when she returned to the U.S. west coast. From 1906 until 1917, she had occasional periods of active service in the eastern Pacific. During the First World War, she guarded the Pacific coast and escorted a troop convoy to Siberia. Decommissioned in 1919, Oregon was loaned to the State of Oregon as a museum ship in 1925 and was later reclassified IX-22. During World War II her topsides were sacrificed for the scrap steel effort, but her hull was retained as an ammunition barge and towed to Guam in 1944. Oregon was finally sold for scrapping in 1956.

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