An extremely well built working model of The Liberty Ship " ...

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£240

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An extremely well built working model of The Liberty Ship " SS Francis J. O'Hara"
Plastic & wood construction. Fitted with R/C capability which operates the rudder and electric motor to single screw
Overall grey finish - 142cm long, 18cm beam, overall height to mast top 46cm
Mounted on a wood display plinth & encased in a perspex display case.
The Original Liberty Ship " SS Francis J. O'Hara" was built 06/1945 in Panama FL as a Liberty type Steam Ship, acquired by the US Navy in 1956 and converted to a "Guardian Class Radar Picket Ship"She served in the North Atlantic as part of The Early Warning Line.
Complement >> 13 Officers / 138 Enlisted
Scrapped 1971.

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Auction Date:
26th May 22 at 10:30am BST

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