Lot 135
A waterline builder's presentation model of the S.S. Santa Paula for the Grace Line
Boucher-Lewis Precision Ship Models, New York, circa 1956 85-1/2 x 18-1/2 x 21 in. (217.1 x 46.9 x 53.3 cm.) cased., cased.
Boucher-Lewis Precision Ship Models, New York, circa 1956
5 June 2013, 13:00 EDT
New YorkUS$8,000 - US$12,000
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A waterline builder's presentation model of the S.S. Santa Paula for the Grace Line
Boucher-Lewis Precision Ship Models, New York, circa 1956
Boucher-Lewis Precision Ship Models, New York, circa 1956
the hull built up in lifts and painted grey and white with inset port holes, promenade deck, boat deck. Detailed with jack staff, bollards, windlass, cargo masts and booms, main superstructure with bridge and bridge wings, railings, main mast, life boats with davits, life rafts, air intakes, the funnel painted a light blue and marked with the letter "P", pool, umbrellas, deck tennis courts, flagstaff and other details. Displayed on a painted blue board with builders plaque and glass case.
85-1/2 x 18-1/2 x 21 in. (217.1 x 46.9 x 53.3 cm.) cased., cased.
85-1/2 x 18-1/2 x 21 in. (217.1 x 46.9 x 53.3 cm.) cased., cased.
Footnotes
The S.S. Santa Paula was built at Newport News Shipbuilding Company with her bigger sister the Santa Rosa for the Grace Line's renowned New York-Central American service. She set sail on her maiden voyage from New York City on October 11, 1958, just one day after preparations for service were completed. In the early 1960s Grace abandoned their South American route and put the Santa Paula and her sister on Caribbean cruising service permanently. After being operated successfully for 11 years, Grace Line sold their shipping interests to the Prudential Lines, becoming Prudential-Grace Lines. Despite high passenger numbers, in January 1971 she was put out of service and laid up at Hampton Roads, Virginia. Within a year the Santa Paula was sold to Oceanic Sun Line for service as a cruise ship as the Stella Polaris. Eventually the Stella Polaris went to Yugoslavia, where she was rebuilt for hotel service in Kuwait City. She arrived in Kuwait in 1978, where she was renamed Kuwait Marriott Hotel and was landlocked in a specially made berth raised out of the harbor bed. She was destroyed by a fire during the 1990 Iraq war and eventually scrapped in 2002.