A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 32':1" SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE ELLERMAN LINE REFRIGERATED CARGO SHIP CITY OF MANCHESTER (1935)

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A WELL-PRESENTED AND DETAILED 32':1" SCALE WATERLINE MODEL OF THE ELLERMAN LINE REFRIGERATED CARGO SHIP CITY OF MANCHESTER (1935)
modelled by R.A. Wilson with masts, derricks, rigging, anchor and winches, bitts, bollards, deck rails, companionways, ventilators, covered holds, derrick winches, superstructure with bridge with binnacle and helm over, six open lifeboats, stayed funnel in company colours, aft helm and binnacle and other details. The hull finished in grey with red below the waterline is mounted in a calm green seascape on display base with legend within a wood-bound plexi-glass cover. Overall measurements -- 6½ x 25in. (16.5 x 63.5cm.) Carry case, historical data
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Built by Cammell, Laird & Co in 1935, the City of Manchester displaced 8,917 tons gross, measured 485 feet in length and had a breadth of 64 feet, which, propelled by two sets of Parsons turbines, gave her a service speed of 15 knots. Her eleven insulated chambers were capable of maintaining temperatures for frozen and chilled cargo in outside temperatures of over 90° Fahrenheit. Her life was short lived however: Attacked by Japanese submarine I-53 on 28th February 1942, three men were killed as the ship sank, six captured by the Japanese, with the remaining 128 crew making it to safety.