Ship model, SS "Turbinia", 1/24 scale model

Severn-Lamb Ltd

1974

Ship model, SS 'Turbinia', 1/24 sectioned scale model, metal/timber, made by Severn-Lamb Ltd, Western Road, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, 1974

Powerhouse

A detailed scale model of the SS Turbinia ship is displayed against a plain background. The model is sectioned to reveal internal machinery. Ship model, SS 'Turbinia', 1/24 scale model with a section of the hull removed to show the internal workings of the turbines. Details include winch & anchor, bollards, deck rails, deck houses, triple screw with three three-bladed propellers per screw. Finished in green & white and mounted on 2 brass columns. This is a sectioned model of the S.S. 'Turbinia, the first successful turbine-powered ship and the precursor of all the turbine-powered craft that followed. It was made in England in 1974 by model makers Severn-Lamb Ltd of Western Road, Stratford-on-Avon having been commissioned by the Museum's Board of Trustees in 1973. 7 The s