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A PRESENTATION MODEL OF THE R.M.S. UGANDA

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A PRESENTATION MODEL OF THE R.M.S. UGANDA
THE BUILT UP HULL PAINTED WITH BLACK TOPSIDES AND RUST BOTTOM, BRASS AND WHITE METAL DETAILS INCLUDE MASTS AND RIGGING, FLAG HALYARDS AND AERIALS, MAHOGANY VENEER DECKS, RUNNING LIGHTS, ANCHORS, WINDLASS VENTILATORS, BOLLARDS, CARGO BOOMS, SEARCH LIGHTS, BINNACLES, CARGO WINCHES, LADDERS, LIFEBOATS AND LAUNCHES, GANGWAYS, LIFELINES, POOLS, CANOPY FRAMES, BRASS PROPELLERS, PAINTED WATERLINE SHOWING MAXIMUM LOAD, FINISHED IN BRITISH INDIA LINE LIVERY, MOUNTED ON A PLINTH IN A MAHOGANY FRAMED AND GLASS SHOWCASE WITH BRASS TRIM
40 X 15IN. (101.5 X 39.5CM.)

拍品專文

LAUNCHED IN 1952, THE UGANDA WAS BUILT BY THE GLASWEGIAN FIRM OF BARCLAY, CURLE & CO. AS THE SISTER SHIP OF THE KENYA. AFTER FIFTEEN YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE LONDON-BEIRA PASSAGE, SHE WAS REBUILT AS A SCHOLARS' CRUISE-LINER IN 1967.