General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD/ METAL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

178.0 cm

Width

30.5 cm

Height

68.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bassett Lowke

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Northampton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE PRINCE ROBERT WAS CANADIAN OWNED AND SERVED WELL AS BOTH A PASSENGER VESSEL AND AN ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER. KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH SAILED ON IT DURING A ROYAL VISIT TO CANADA IN 1939. DURING THE WAR IT CAPTURED A GERMAN FREIGHTER, AND WAS PRESENT DURING THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE IN 1945.

Function

Unknown

Technical

ALTHOUGH BUILT PRIMARILY FOR PASSENGER SERVICE, THE THREE 'PRINCE' SHIPS WERE EASILY CONVERTED INTO NAVAL VESSELS. THEY FEATURED 6 SINGLE REDUCTION PARSONS-TYPE STEAM TURBINES GEARED TO TWO SHAFTS PRODUCING 20.000 IHP. THEY COULD REACH UP TO 24 KNOTS, HOWEVERSELDOM USED THEIR SPEED & POWER IN PASSENGER SERVICE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

N/A

Missing

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Finish

Unknown

Decoration

N/A