Lot 222
222
A RARE SAILOR'S-ART MODEL OF U-9
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A RARE SAILOR'S-ART MODEL OF U-9

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A RARE SAILOR'S-ART MODEL OF U-9
constructed from polished brass shell, bomb and bullet components with details including conning-tower, periscope, helm and propeller, mounted on a brass cradle stand with bullet feet -- 9 x 13in. (23 x 33cm.)
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On 22nd September 1914 U-9, commanded by Lt. Otto Weddigen, sank no fewer than three British cruisers in less than an hour; H.M.Ships Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy were lost with almost 1,400 men and brutally demonstrated for the first time the capabilities of submarine warfare, forcing a reluctant Admiralty to radically re-think its tactics.

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