General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

AT TIME OF CATALOGUING MODEL CAN ONLY BE VIEWED THROUGH ITS CASE- IT APPEARS TO BE PRIMARILY MADE OF WOOD. ALSO: METAL STACKS, VENTS, A VARIETY OF DECK EQUIPMENT & HARDWARE; GLASS OR PLASTIC PORTHOLES.

Dimensions

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

Length

388.0 cm

Width

73.0 cm

Height

154.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Brown

Country

Scotland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Clydebank

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

VESSEL: CANADIAN OWNED & FAMOUS FOR ITS PRE-WWII WORLD CRUISES, IT WAS THE 1ST CP SHIP TO VISIT AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. THE "EMPRESS" SHIPS WERE THE MAIN RIVALS TO THE SHIPS OF THE CUNARD LINE BEFORE THE WAR. THE EMPRESS OF BRITAIN WAS SUNK IN 1940 DURING WAR DUTY.

Function

Unknown

Technical

VESSEL: A PASSENGER LINER WHICH WASTHE LARGEST & MOST LUXURIOUS OF THE CP FLEET. IT POSSESSED THE LARGEST SWIMMING POOL ABOARD ANY LINER, TENNIS COURTS, AND AN OPERATING ROOM. IT WAS THE FIRST TO PROVIDE WORLD WIDE RADIO/TELEPHONE SERVICE ON BOARD, RECORDING THE 1ST CANADIAN SHIP TO SHORE PHONE COMMUNICATION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"EMPRESS OF BRITAIN/LONDON" ON STERN. "EMPRESS OF BRITAIN" ON BOTH SIDES OF PROW./ FOR TRANSCRIPTIONS OF 1 PLAQUE INSIDE CASE & 2 SMALL BRASS PLAQUES, SEE SUPP. INF.

Missing

none

Finish

PAINTED REDDISH BROWN BELOW THE WATERLINE WITH A GREEN BAND AT THE WATERLINE. PAINTED WHITE ABOVE THE WATERLINE. 4 BRASS PROPS. DECKS STAINED OR PAINTED VERY LIGHT BROWN. STACKS & VENTS PAINTED YELLOW. LIFEBOATS STAINED MID-BROWN WITH WHITE COVERS. DECK WINDOWS BLUE. SOME PIECES OF DECK EQUIPMENT BLACK.

Decoration

N/A