Vintage C3 Nautical Toy Model Cargo Ship Radio Control

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Vintage C3 Nautical Toy Model Cargo Ship Radio Control

About the Item

SHIPPING REQUIRES SPECIAL HANDLING! Presented is a vintage, scratch built wood model of a Ca 1960's American cargo ship based on the lines of a U.S. Maritime Commission C3 design developed in the 1930's. Its central deckhouse, fore and aft decks and hatch covers are removable. Beneath them are the ship's skeletal construction which includes frames, stringers and wood sheathed plank on frame construction. The model's super structure is painted in white, with cream accent bands on the cargo towers and a brown deck and hatch covers. The hull's topsides are painted black to a white boot top and the bottom paint is red. All the cargo ship's rigging, gear and equipment are fitted around each of the cargo boom towers. Other details such as the appropriate controls are present alongside of the 12 donkey engines, and the flying bridge and aft steering station have the appropriate miniature binnacles and telegraphs. SHIP'S HISTORY: Ships of this type were first built in 1939, just prior to WW II, and the design presented was not specific to any service or trade route, but was for a general purpose that could be modified for specific uses. The C3 was larger and faster than the C1 and C2 predecessors, measuring 492 feet from stem to stern, and was designed to make 16.5 knots. Like the C2, it had five cargo holds. A total of 465 of these ships were built between 1939 and 1947. During World War II, many C3 ships were converted to naval uses, particularly as Bogue class escort carriers and as destroyer tenders, submarine tenders and seaplane tenders. After the War, they were converted back to cargo vessels for a number of steamship lines. For specific details and elevation drawings of various ships before and after WW II see http://drawings.usmaritimecommission.de/drawings_c3.htm and for a miniature model of a combined President's Line cargo and passeneger ship of this design, click here. http://landandseacollection.com/id669.html LOA 51" BEAM 7" DRAFT 2 3/8" HEIGHT 12 1/2" WEIGHT 17 Lbs

Dimensions:
Height: 12.5 in (31.75 cm)Width: 51 in (129.54 cm)Depth: 7 in (17.78 cm)
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
Ca 1970
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Palm City, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: U1210189257125