Model of torpedo boat destroyer HMS 'Tartar'

Model of torpedo boat destroyer HMS 'Tartar' Model of torpedo boat destroyer HMS 'Tartar'

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Whole model, scale 1:48, of the ocean-going triple-screw torpedo boat destroyer the HMS 'Tartar' (1907), one of the first in the British Navy to be driven by steam turbines and oil fired boilers, by John I. Thornycroft and Company Limited, Woolston, England, 1907-1935, in glazed case (see note)

Whole, builders' model of HMS 'Tartar', 1907. Scale 1:48

Details

Category:
Warships
Object Number:
1935-300
Materials:
wood (unidentified), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cotton (fibre), paint and complete
Measurements:
overall: 520 mm x 1780 mm x 160 mm,
type:
naval ship, warship and destroyers
credit:
J Thornycroft and Company