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RMS BERENGARIA
ocean liner model ship
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RMS
Berengaria was originally
built as SS Imperator by German's Hamburg America Line.
At the time of her launch in May 1912, she was the
largest passenger ship in the world superseding the
sunken RMS Titanic. After WWI, she was briefly
commissioned into the United States Navy and employed
for returning American troops from Europe. Following her
U.S. Navy service, Imperator was handed over to
Britain’s Cunard Line as part of war reparations.
The
ship was given her new name of Berengaria in April 1920
and the following year both the Begengaria and Aquitania
were sent to Armstrong Whitworth shipyards to be
converted from coal fired to oil.
“Berengaria” was the name of Queen Berengaria--the
wife of Richard the Lionheart. This was the first
Cunard ship not to carry the name of a Roman province;
the name still stayed with the tradition of ships that
ended with ia.
With
the combining of the Cunard and White Star Line fleet in
May 1934, Beringaria was no longer the fleet flagship as
RMS Majestic (her ex Hamburg-America sister ship
Bismarck) was larger, faster and newer.
RMS
Berengaria ran for another 12 years, when her final
demolition took place in 1946.
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This primarily wood RMS Berengaria model
has the following qualities:
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Plank-on-frame
hull
- Windows and portholes are cutouts (not black decal
or indentation), clean, uniform, aligned.
- Correct Cunard's color.
The funnels are signature
of a ship and some model makers did it wrong. Yet they
claim their models "museum grade" or even "true museum
quality." Their ships are wrong on many counts. The
hull--the most important of a ship-- is horrible. An
ocean liner with a hull like that could only run in a
calm lake. Some parts are oversized yet others
undersized. Plenty are wrong; Many are missing.
Interesting!
36" L x 12" T x
7" W (including base's width) $3,790
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $400 flat rate.
24" long
$2,900
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
Other sizes, please
send us an email for a quote. We have built several
eight-foot long models.
Lighting feature is included.
A ship without beautiful lighting is
not an ocean liner.
LED light
powered by standard 9v battery for your
convenience. Our model has realistic and
beautiful lighting, including navigation light. Cheap
model makers neither care nor able to keep up with our
artistry and and engineering ability.
Model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit (not full amount, not even half) to start
the process $500  The
remaining balance won't be due until the boat is
completed,
in several months.
Check out our
other beautiful, authentic Italian liners
RMS Majestic model
and SS Levathian model.
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