28th Apr, 2010 12:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Undaunted)
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[M] THE BRIDGE BELL FROM THE HOSPITAL SHIP S.S....
THE BRIDGE BELL FROM THE HOSPITAL SHIP S.S. SOMERSETSHIRE, PRESENTED TO HER CAPTAIN UPON HIS RETIREMENT FOR SAVING THE VESSEL AFTER A TORPEDO ATTACK IN WORLD WAR II
with name over an arc (heavily polished) and retaining original clapper -- 9½ x 9½in. (24 x 24cm.) together with a copy of the Bibby Gazette from 1984 with historical data and photograph
Sustaining appalling damage when torpedoed by a U-Boat on April 7th, 1941 in the Eastern Mediterranean, her Captain, Charles Arkieson, ordered the quickly settling ship to be abandoned which was effected without loss of life. The ship then stopped sinking and, with ballast re-trimmed, Arkieson decided to return to Alexandria and re-embarked the 114 personnel. With the assistance of a Greek destroyer, the journey was completed successfully. Arkieson was awarded an O.B.E. for his tenacity, and this bell when he retired in 1959. The S.S. Somersetshire was built in 1921 by Harland & Wolff for the Bibby Line as a passenger cargo ship but was converted to a troopship in 1927. She was finally broken up in 1954 at Barrow.
with name over an arc (heavily polished) and retaining original clapper -- 9½ x 9½in. (24 x 24cm.) together with a copy of the Bibby Gazette from 1984 with historical data and photograph
Sustaining appalling damage when torpedoed by a U-Boat on April 7th, 1941 in the Eastern Mediterranean, her Captain, Charles Arkieson, ordered the quickly settling ship to be abandoned which was effected without loss of life. The ship then stopped sinking and, with ballast re-trimmed, Arkieson decided to return to Alexandria and re-embarked the 114 personnel. With the assistance of a Greek destroyer, the journey was completed successfully. Arkieson was awarded an O.B.E. for his tenacity, and this bell when he retired in 1959. The S.S. Somersetshire was built in 1921 by Harland & Wolff for the Bibby Line as a passenger cargo ship but was converted to a troopship in 1927. She was finally broken up in 1954 at Barrow.
Sold for £620
Estimated at £500 - £700
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
THE BRIDGE BELL FROM THE HOSPITAL SHIP S.S. SOMERSETSHIRE, PRESENTED TO HER CAPTAIN UPON HIS RETIREMENT FOR SAVING THE VESSEL AFTER A TORPEDO ATTACK IN WORLD WAR II
with name over an arc (heavily polished) and retaining original clapper -- 9½ x 9½in. (24 x 24cm.) together with a copy of the Bibby Gazette from 1984 with historical data and photograph
Sustaining appalling damage when torpedoed by a U-Boat on April 7th, 1941 in the Eastern Mediterranean, her Captain, Charles Arkieson, ordered the quickly settling ship to be abandoned which was effected without loss of life. The ship then stopped sinking and, with ballast re-trimmed, Arkieson decided to return to Alexandria and re-embarked the 114 personnel. With the assistance of a Greek destroyer, the journey was completed successfully. Arkieson was awarded an O.B.E. for his tenacity, and this bell when he retired in 1959. The S.S. Somersetshire was built in 1921 by Harland & Wolff for the Bibby Line as a passenger cargo ship but was converted to a troopship in 1927. She was finally broken up in 1954 at Barrow.
with name over an arc (heavily polished) and retaining original clapper -- 9½ x 9½in. (24 x 24cm.) together with a copy of the Bibby Gazette from 1984 with historical data and photograph
Sustaining appalling damage when torpedoed by a U-Boat on April 7th, 1941 in the Eastern Mediterranean, her Captain, Charles Arkieson, ordered the quickly settling ship to be abandoned which was effected without loss of life. The ship then stopped sinking and, with ballast re-trimmed, Arkieson decided to return to Alexandria and re-embarked the 114 personnel. With the assistance of a Greek destroyer, the journey was completed successfully. Arkieson was awarded an O.B.E. for his tenacity, and this bell when he retired in 1959. The S.S. Somersetshire was built in 1921 by Harland & Wolff for the Bibby Line as a passenger cargo ship but was converted to a troopship in 1927. She was finally broken up in 1954 at Barrow.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Undaunted), 28th Apr, 2010
