8th Nov, 2016 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Torch')
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[M] A 13½IN. TOMPION FROM THE BATTLESHIP H.M.S....
A 13½IN. TOMPION FROM THE BATTLESHIP H.M.S. CENTURION [1911]
cast in brass and now mounted in wooden frame inscribed H.M.S. Centurion 1916-1917 -- 21½in. (55.5cm.)
Provenance: Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes (1872-1945), who commanded Centurion at this time.
One of four 'King George V' Class battleships of the 1911 programme, they were basically improvements on the previous 'Orion' Class. Armed with 10 x 13½in.; 16 x 4in. guns and 3 x 21in. torpedo tubes, she joined the Grand Fleet in 1914 and served throughout the War with the 2nd Battle Squadron. She was lightly deployed at Jutland and, apart from four salvos at Lützow, received no hits. After a patchy inter-War career, her final act was to be sunk as a breakwater during the Normandy landings - the Germans believed their 352nd division had sunk the huge ship with great loss of life when only 70 men were seen to depart - in fact those 70 men were the entire crew!
cast in brass and now mounted in wooden frame inscribed H.M.S. Centurion 1916-1917 -- 21½in. (55.5cm.)
Provenance: Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes (1872-1945), who commanded Centurion at this time.
One of four 'King George V' Class battleships of the 1911 programme, they were basically improvements on the previous 'Orion' Class. Armed with 10 x 13½in.; 16 x 4in. guns and 3 x 21in. torpedo tubes, she joined the Grand Fleet in 1914 and served throughout the War with the 2nd Battle Squadron. She was lightly deployed at Jutland and, apart from four salvos at Lützow, received no hits. After a patchy inter-War career, her final act was to be sunk as a breakwater during the Normandy landings - the Germans believed their 352nd division had sunk the huge ship with great loss of life when only 70 men were seen to depart - in fact those 70 men were the entire crew!
Sold for £1,178
Estimated at £500 - £800
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A 13½IN. TOMPION FROM THE BATTLESHIP H.M.S. CENTURION [1911]
cast in brass and now mounted in wooden frame inscribed H.M.S. Centurion 1916-1917 -- 21½in. (55.5cm.)
Provenance: Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes (1872-1945), who commanded Centurion at this time.
One of four 'King George V' Class battleships of the 1911 programme, they were basically improvements on the previous 'Orion' Class. Armed with 10 x 13½in.; 16 x 4in. guns and 3 x 21in. torpedo tubes, she joined the Grand Fleet in 1914 and served throughout the War with the 2nd Battle Squadron. She was lightly deployed at Jutland and, apart from four salvos at Lützow, received no hits. After a patchy inter-War career, her final act was to be sunk as a breakwater during the Normandy landings - the Germans believed their 352nd division had sunk the huge ship with great loss of life when only 70 men were seen to depart - in fact those 70 men were the entire crew!
cast in brass and now mounted in wooden frame inscribed H.M.S. Centurion 1916-1917 -- 21½in. (55.5cm.)
Provenance: Admiral of the Fleet Roger Keyes (1872-1945), who commanded Centurion at this time.
One of four 'King George V' Class battleships of the 1911 programme, they were basically improvements on the previous 'Orion' Class. Armed with 10 x 13½in.; 16 x 4in. guns and 3 x 21in. torpedo tubes, she joined the Grand Fleet in 1914 and served throughout the War with the 2nd Battle Squadron. She was lightly deployed at Jutland and, apart from four salvos at Lützow, received no hits. After a patchy inter-War career, her final act was to be sunk as a breakwater during the Normandy landings - the Germans believed their 352nd division had sunk the huge ship with great loss of life when only 70 men were seen to depart - in fact those 70 men were the entire crew!
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art ('Torch'), 8th Nov, 2016
