Model of motor landing craft - the M.L.C. 20 Motor Landing Craft WWII

Model of motor landing craft - the M.L.C. 20 Motor Landing Craft WWII

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Model of motor landing craft - the M.L.C. 20 Motor Landing Craft WWII. This represents the twin-screw motor landing craft 'L.C.M. 20', built in 1942 by Messrs. John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd. and used by the invasion forces of the British Navy in the Second World War. The model was made by Thornycroft & Co. Ltd. Scale 1:24

Details

Category:
Water Transport
Object Number:
1947-31
type:
model - representation
credit:
John I Thornycroft and Company Limited

Parts

Model,scale 1:24, of the twin-screw, motor landing craft, the 'M.L.C. 20' (1942), as used by invasion forces during WWII, by John Thornycroft & Co. Ltd., Chiswick, 1942-1947

One model of motor landing craft, the M.L.C. 20

Model,scale 1:24, of the twin-screw, motor landing craft, the 'M.L.C. 20' (1942), as used by invasion forces during WWII, by John Thornycroft & Co. Ltd., Chiswick, 1942-1947

Measurements:
overall: 175 mm x 615 mm x 175 mm,
Materials:
wood (unidentified) , plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and paint
Object Number:
1947-31/1
type:
model - representation and watercraft
Glazed case for model of motor landing craft, the M.L.C.20 by John Thornycroft & Co. Ltd.

Glazed case for model of motor landing craft

Glazed case for model of motor landing craft, the M.L.C.20 by John Thornycroft & Co. Ltd.

Object Number:
1947-31/2
type:
showcase
Name plate from base of glazed case for model of motor landing craft, the M.L.C.20 by John Thornycroft & Co. Ltd.

Nameplate for model of Motor Landing Craft

Name plate from base of glazed case for model of motor landing craft, the M.L.C.20 by John Thornycroft & Co. Ltd.

Measurements:
overall: 35 mm x 155 mm x 2 mm,
Materials:
stainless steel
Object Number:
1947-31/3
type:
name plate