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OBJECT TYPE
SCREW STEAMER/PASSENGER LINER
DATE
1931
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1981.1874.001
MANUFACTURER
Brown, John & Co. Ltd.
MODEL
EMPRESS OF BRITAIN II
LOCATION
Clydebank, Scotland

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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

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Brown, John & Co. Ltd., Ship model, 1931, Artifact no. 1981.1874, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1981.1874.001/

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