2nd Nov, 2021 10:00
Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Zephyr)
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[M] AN ENGINEER'S MODEL FOR THE FAMED H.M.SUBMARINE TALLY-HO, CIRCA 1943
AN ENGINEER'S MODEL FOR THE FAMED H.M.SUBMARINE TALLY-HO, CIRCA 1943
heavily cast in solid brass and complete with conning tower with snorkel and periscope, main and secondary armament, fore and aft diving planes, torpedo tubes, ballast tanks, twin propeller shaft and rudder, mounted to twin brass supports to circuit board base with plate -- 5½ x 18in. (14 x 46cm.)
A 'T'-Class submarine built by Vickers Armstrong as P-317 and renamed by Winston Churchill who decreed submarines should also be named Tally-Ho proved to be one of the most successful hunters of the war. Operating from her base at Trincomalee from commissioning in March 1943 to January 1945 she sank 21 assorted vessels, including the large Japanese light cruiser Kuma, the German submarine UIT-23, as well as saving downed allied airmen and dropping special forces in quiet coves. She evaded sinking or capture and was broken up in 1967.
Sold for £2,480
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
(inc. buyer's premium of 24%)
AN ENGINEER'S MODEL FOR THE FAMED H.M.SUBMARINE TALLY-HO, CIRCA 1943
heavily cast in solid brass and complete with conning tower with snorkel and periscope, main and secondary armament, fore and aft diving planes, torpedo tubes, ballast tanks, twin propeller shaft and rudder, mounted to twin brass supports to circuit board base with plate -- 5½ x 18in. (14 x 46cm.)
A 'T'-Class submarine built by Vickers Armstrong as P-317 and renamed by Winston Churchill who decreed submarines should also be named Tally-Ho proved to be one of the most successful hunters of the war. Operating from her base at Trincomalee from commissioning in March 1943 to January 1945 she sank 21 assorted vessels, including the large Japanese light cruiser Kuma, the German submarine UIT-23, as well as saving downed allied airmen and dropping special forces in quiet coves. She evaded sinking or capture and was broken up in 1967.
Auction: Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art (Zephyr), 2nd Nov, 2021
Mercantile (Sail) – 1-92A
Mercantile (Steam) – 93-151
Naval (Sail) – 155-236
Naval (Steam) – 240-340
Navigation & Scientific Instruments – 341-392
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