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M.V. VICTORIA CITY, full hull ship model
Full hull ship model in wood and glass case. Plaque on either side.
The model has one anomaly. She is shown on her stern as being Cardiff-registered, whereas the original vessel, in common with other vessels in the Reardon Smith fleet at the time, was registered at Bideford.
The M.V. VICTORIA CITY was a steel motor vessel of 6162 gross tons, completed in 1955 by Sir William Doxford & Sons, Pallion Yard, Sunderland, for Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons, Cardiff. On 14 December 1955, whilst on her maiden voyage from Hamburg to Hampton Roads with general cargo, she collided with the Italian oil tanker Valentina Bibolini off the Dutch coast, and sank. All hands were saved.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2003.210/1
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Sir William Reardon Smith & Sons Limited
Associated Person/Body: Reardon Smith Line
Association Type: shipping company
Date: 1950s
Acquisition
Purchase, 27/11/2003
Measurements
Length
(mm): 1790
Width
(mm): 455
Height
(mm): 635
Material
wood
glass
metal
Location
In store
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