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cargo ship model

Artifact Number
19390002-139
Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Canadian Vickers Limited
Date Made
1919 or earlier
Earliest
1819/01/01
Latest
1919/12/31
Classification
Models and Toys
Inscription
(on plate/sur al plaque) 8000 TON STEEL STEAMER / BUILT FOR / Imperial Munition Board / by Canadian Vickers Ltd / MONTEAL
Materials
wood
brass
Service
sea
civil
Service Component
Merchant Navy
Measurements
Height 25.0 cm, Length 145.1 cm, Width 10.0 cm
Additional Information
This "half hull model," representing the six large freighters built by Canadian Vickers in Montreal, shows one of the types of merchant ship built by Canadian shipyards during the First World War. Half hull models, which show the shape of a vessel's hull, were originally developed as designing and planning aids. This example, likely built as a commemorative piece, bears a plaque identifying its type - an "8,000 ton steel steamer" - and explaining that it was built by Canadian Vickers for the Imperial Munitions Board.

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