17th Jul, 2008 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix)
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[M] A builder's model for the T.S.M.S. Port...
A builder's model for the T.S.M.S. Port Brisbane, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigam for the Port Line, 1964
the carved hull with scored wooden decks complete with detailed painted fittings, superstructure with glazed bridge, wood capped deck rails, lifeboats in davits, companionways and other details, is finished in grey, red, plum and varnish and mounted within a wooden display case with builder's plates
27 x 78 x 16½in. (68.5 x 198 x 42cm.) overall.
Ordered for Port Line, 1946, to replace their first vessel of that name which had been sunk in 1940, Port Brisbane was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson on the River Tyne and completed in 1949 after a three year delay, due to a shortage of materials. Registered at 11,942 tons gross (6,836 net) she measured 560 feet in length with a 70 foot beam and her oil-fired 6-cylinder Doxford oil engines gave her a cruising speed of 17 knots. The first Port Line vessel to have a deck crane, and her streamlined design were the primary reasons for her selection as fleet flagship and this led to her being visited by H.M. Queen Elizabeth in London's King George V Dock in March 1949 as she was preparing for her maiden voyage. Running on the Company's main London to Australia route, she remained with the Port Line until the advent of containerization in 1968 when she was transferred to the newly-formed Blue Star Port Lines. In 1971 she passed into the ownership of Trafalgar House (Cunard) until laid up in 1975 when she was sold for scrapping in Hong Kong.
the carved hull with scored wooden decks complete with detailed painted fittings, superstructure with glazed bridge, wood capped deck rails, lifeboats in davits, companionways and other details, is finished in grey, red, plum and varnish and mounted within a wooden display case with builder's plates
27 x 78 x 16½in. (68.5 x 198 x 42cm.) overall.
Ordered for Port Line, 1946, to replace their first vessel of that name which had been sunk in 1940, Port Brisbane was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson on the River Tyne and completed in 1949 after a three year delay, due to a shortage of materials. Registered at 11,942 tons gross (6,836 net) she measured 560 feet in length with a 70 foot beam and her oil-fired 6-cylinder Doxford oil engines gave her a cruising speed of 17 knots. The first Port Line vessel to have a deck crane, and her streamlined design were the primary reasons for her selection as fleet flagship and this led to her being visited by H.M. Queen Elizabeth in London's King George V Dock in March 1949 as she was preparing for her maiden voyage. Running on the Company's main London to Australia route, she remained with the Port Line until the advent of containerization in 1968 when she was transferred to the newly-formed Blue Star Port Lines. In 1971 she passed into the ownership of Trafalgar House (Cunard) until laid up in 1975 when she was sold for scrapping in Hong Kong.
Sold for £8,060
Estimated at £6,000 - £8,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
A builder's model for the T.S.M.S. Port Brisbane, built by Swan, Hunter & Wigam for the Port Line, 1964
the carved hull with scored wooden decks complete with detailed painted fittings, superstructure with glazed bridge, wood capped deck rails, lifeboats in davits, companionways and other details, is finished in grey, red, plum and varnish and mounted within a wooden display case with builder's plates
27 x 78 x 16½in. (68.5 x 198 x 42cm.) overall.
Ordered for Port Line, 1946, to replace their first vessel of that name which had been sunk in 1940, Port Brisbane was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson on the River Tyne and completed in 1949 after a three year delay, due to a shortage of materials. Registered at 11,942 tons gross (6,836 net) she measured 560 feet in length with a 70 foot beam and her oil-fired 6-cylinder Doxford oil engines gave her a cruising speed of 17 knots. The first Port Line vessel to have a deck crane, and her streamlined design were the primary reasons for her selection as fleet flagship and this led to her being visited by H.M. Queen Elizabeth in London's King George V Dock in March 1949 as she was preparing for her maiden voyage. Running on the Company's main London to Australia route, she remained with the Port Line until the advent of containerization in 1968 when she was transferred to the newly-formed Blue Star Port Lines. In 1971 she passed into the ownership of Trafalgar House (Cunard) until laid up in 1975 when she was sold for scrapping in Hong Kong.
the carved hull with scored wooden decks complete with detailed painted fittings, superstructure with glazed bridge, wood capped deck rails, lifeboats in davits, companionways and other details, is finished in grey, red, plum and varnish and mounted within a wooden display case with builder's plates
27 x 78 x 16½in. (68.5 x 198 x 42cm.) overall.
Ordered for Port Line, 1946, to replace their first vessel of that name which had been sunk in 1940, Port Brisbane was built by Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson on the River Tyne and completed in 1949 after a three year delay, due to a shortage of materials. Registered at 11,942 tons gross (6,836 net) she measured 560 feet in length with a 70 foot beam and her oil-fired 6-cylinder Doxford oil engines gave her a cruising speed of 17 knots. The first Port Line vessel to have a deck crane, and her streamlined design were the primary reasons for her selection as fleet flagship and this led to her being visited by H.M. Queen Elizabeth in London's King George V Dock in March 1949 as she was preparing for her maiden voyage. Running on the Company's main London to Australia route, she remained with the Port Line until the advent of containerization in 1968 when she was transferred to the newly-formed Blue Star Port Lines. In 1971 she passed into the ownership of Trafalgar House (Cunard) until laid up in 1975 when she was sold for scrapping in Hong Kong.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Phoenix), 17th Jul, 2008
