A large Builders model of the Oil Tanker London Independence 89x14x49ins. (226x36x125cm)
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A large Builders model of the Oil Tanker London Independence
Hull of solid timber, painted black to the waterline and red below, with twin four-blade propellers and bilge keels. White painted central bridge and aft superstructure, with pale green decks. Details include anchors, cable and windlass, cargo derricks and winches, cat walk and cargo handling pipework, ship's boats on davits. In a glazed display case, with a Builder's plaque for Uddevallavartet AB, Sweden. On a table stand 89x14x49ins. (226x36x125cm)
Sold for £3,500 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Built for London and Overseas Freighters Ltd. and launched in 1961. She was sold in 1976 to Danae Shipping, Greece and renamed Daffodil B, broken up in China in 1983.

Category: Collectibles / Maritime

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