[M] A FINELY DETAILED 1:44 SCALE BUILDER'S STYLE MODEL FOR THE TORPEDO BOAT H.M.S. JACKAL ORIGINALLY BUILT BY R W HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO., HEBBURN [1911]

A FINELY DETAILED 1:44 SCALE BUILDER'S STYLE MODEL FOR THE TORPEDO BOAT H.M.S. JACKAL ORIGINALLY BUILT BY R. W. HAWTHORN LESLIE & CO., HEBBURN [1911]

the 66in. laminated and carved hull with plated propellers, planked decks with detailed metal, wood and composite fittings as appropriate throughout, including name and secondary armament and torpedo tubes on turntables, fitted boats in davits, ventilators, and much other fine detailing, mounted within glazed wooden case with brass plate -- 25½ x 74 x 16½in. (65 x 188 x 42cm.)

An 'Acheron'-Class destroyer of 1,010 tons, Jackal joined the Grand Fleet in 1914 as part of the First Destroyer Flotilla. She was present at the Battles of Heligoland Bight and Dogger Bank (receiving a share of the Prize Money for the first action), and, in company with Hornet rescued 650 men from H.M. Armoured Cruiser Argyll when it grounded on Bell Rock, Dundee 28th October 1915. On 17th April 1917 she and her companion Badger rescued 570 survivors from the hospital ship Lanfranc which had been torpedoed by UB-40 (see lot 288). Shortly after this Jackal and Hornet were assigned to the Mediterranean and were in a rare action with five modern Austro-Hungarian torpedo boats attempting to disrupt shipping, despite Hornet catching fire and being disabled, the Austrians turned tail before reinforcements arrived. Jackal was also present at the Allied passing of the Dardanelles in 1918. She was broken up in 1920.