A finely detailed 1:48 scale builder's style model of the Talisman Class Destroyer H.M.S. 'Termagent' originally built by M/S Hawthorn Leslie & Co Ltd. Hepburn-on-Tyne 1916 with masts, aerials, signal halyards and rigging, anchors, capstans, fairleads, bollards, deck rails, tripod mounted ventilators, main and secondary armament with ready use ammunition in racks, coaling scuttles, wheelhouse with open bridge over with helm, telegraphs, binnacle, chart table, search light and semaphore, companionways, lockers, stayed funnels with safety valve extension pipes, sirens and ladder, two twin torpedo tubes, davits, spray hood frames, bins, rope reels, vent pipes, carley floats with oars, lifeboat and dinghy with bottom boards, thwarts and oars in chocks and davits and motor pinnace in davits and much other fine detailing. The hull, with three shafts, three blade propellors and rudder is finished in pink, grey, black and brown and mounted on two turned plated columns in mahogany framed glazed case -- 27½ x 87in. (70 x 221cm.)

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A finely detailed 1:48 scale builder's style model of the Talisman Class Destroyer H.M.S. 'Termagent' originally built by M/S Hawthorn Leslie & Co Ltd. Hepburn-on-Tyne 1916 with masts, aerials, signal halyards and rigging, anchors, capstans, fairleads, bollards, deck rails, tripod mounted ventilators, main and secondary armament with ready use ammunition in racks, coaling scuttles, wheelhouse with open bridge over with helm, telegraphs, binnacle, chart table, search light and semaphore, companionways, lockers, stayed funnels with safety valve extension pipes, sirens and ladder, two twin torpedo tubes, davits, spray hood frames, bins, rope reels, vent pipes, carley floats with oars, lifeboat and dinghy with bottom boards, thwarts and oars in chocks and davits and motor pinnace in davits and much other fine detailing. The hull, with three shafts, three blade propellors and rudder is finished in pink, grey, black and brown and mounted on two turned plated columns in mahogany framed glazed case -- 27½ x 87in. (70 x 221cm.)
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Lot Essay

H.M.S. Termagant was a Destroyer of the 'Talisman' class along with Talisman, Trident and Turbulent (sunk in Jutland). These ships were laid down for the Turkish Navy in 1914 and taken over by the Royal Navy on the out break of war. They were large and heavily armed and appeared similar to the Medea' Class (ex Greek) but differed in detail. Originally named Napier, Narborough, Offa and Ogre, they were renamed before launching.
Talisman was completed in 1916, at 1,100 tons and 25,000hp she managed 32 knotts with 5-4in. Q.F. guns and 4-21in. torpedo tubes she was 300ft long. Talisman served in the 9th flotilla (Grand Fleet) 1916-17 and took part in the Battle of Jutland. She further served in the D.F. (Dover Patrol) 1917-18, and was finally sold for breaking up in 1921.

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