1st Nov, 2022 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana)
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[M] A BRASS WHEEL HUB FROM THE S.S. JACOB CHRISTENSEN, 1881
A BRASS WHEEL HUB FROM THE S.S. JACOB CHRISTENSEN, 1881
cast in brass and inscribed in black-filled lettering RAYLTON DIXON & Co MIDDLESBRo ON TEES IRON SHIP BUILDERS / JACOB CHRISTENSEN / 1881 -- 17in. (43cm.) diameter
A cargo ship of 1,763 tons, she was renamed Moresby in 1898. On the 28th November 1916 between Saigon and Dunkirk carrying rice, she was torpedoed without warning by the U-39 (Walter Forstmann). Settling immediately by the stern, she disappeared in 12 minutes with no possibility of getting any of the boats away. Thirty two souls were lost but the master and ten others survived.
A BRASS WHEEL HUB FROM THE S.S. JACOB CHRISTENSEN, 1881
cast in brass and inscribed in black-filled lettering RAYLTON DIXON & Co MIDDLESBRo ON TEES IRON SHIP BUILDERS / JACOB CHRISTENSEN / 1881 -- 17in. (43cm.) diameter
A cargo ship of 1,763 tons, she was renamed Moresby in 1898. On the 28th November 1916 between Saigon and Dunkirk carrying rice, she was torpedoed without warning by the U-39 (Walter Forstmann). Settling immediately by the stern, she disappeared in 12 minutes with no possibility of getting any of the boats away. Thirty two souls were lost but the master and ten others survived.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Gloriana), 1st Nov, 2022
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Order of Sale:
Mercantile (Sail & Yachting) 1-57B
Mercantile (Steam) 58-112
Naval (Sail) 115-202
Naval (Steam) 205-319
Navigational & Scientific Instruments 325-353
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