[M] A MINUTELY OBSERVED 1:96 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY...

A MINUTELY OBSERVED 1:96 SCALE STATIC DISPLAY MODEL OF THE TYPE 21 FRIGATE H.M.S. ACTIVE AS FITTED IN JULY 1994
modelled by D. Brown with a carved 'bread and butter' hull with sonar, bilge keels, twin prop shafts on 'A' brackets with five-blade brass propellers and twin rudder, the deck and superstructure fully fitted and complete with highly detailed components made in metal, wood and resin, and including human hair signal flag halyards, glazed and fitted bridge, and full main and secondary armament, mounted on two brass supports to raised plinth base with miniaturised ships badges for Active and the other seven vessels in her Class, together with brass name plate, model and service details, and Model Engineer silver medal, contained within a Plexiglass cover, the starboard side with silhouette outline detailing different fittings. Overall measurements -- 24 x 54 x 10¼in. (61 x 137 x 26cm.)

A tour de force of the modeller's art, the level and quality of detail encompassed in this model is remarkable and made possible, in part, by the close proximity enjoyed by the modeller to his subject when berthed at Portsmouth. Built and launched by Vosper Thorneycroft in 1972, the 3,250 ton Active wasn't commissioned until July 1977. Requiring a complement of 177 officers and men, her Rolls-Royce gas turbines produced 32 knots with a 4,000 nautical range if run slower. Her armament included Exocet missiles which were not transferred when she was sold to the Pakistan navy in September 1994, renamed Shah Jahan, and under whose flag she presently steams.

This lot will be available for viewing at Imperial Road

Condition Report
Fine overall condition.

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