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{{Exhibit|Loc=18|Date1=1960s}} | {{Exhibit|Loc=18|Pic=RMS_Saxonia,_Ivernia,_Sylvania,_Carinthia_liners,_Minic_Ships_M708-M711_(MinicShips_1960).jpg|Date1=1960s}} | ||
A [[1:1200]] model of the [[Cunard]] ocean liner '''RMS Saxonia''', part of the [[Triang ships|Tri-Ang Minic range]] produced between 1959 and 1964. | A [[1:1200]] painted diecast metal model of the [[Cunard]] ocean liner '''RMS Saxonia''', part of the [[Triang ships|Tri-Ang Minic range]] produced between 1959 and 1964. | ||
The model has a white and black body and red and black funnel. | |||
Triang Catalogue Number: '''M708''' | Triang Catalogue Number: '''M708''' | ||
{{BigPic|RMS_Saxonia,_Ivernia,_Sylvania,_Carinthia_liners,_Minic_Ships_M708-M711_(MinicShips_1960).jpg|RMS Saxonia, Ivernia, Sylvania and Carinthia Liners}} | |||
==1960 description:== | |||
{{Quotation2|M 708 R.M.S. SAXONIA, M 709 IVERNIA, M 710 SYLVANIA, M 711 CARINTHIA – Cunard Line, 2 screws, Royal Mail Ships, 21,700 tons, 608 feet long, 20 knots. Built for the Canadian Service. Length {{Frac|6|3|32}} inches (15.5 cm)}} | |||
==The original ship== | |||
RMS Saxonia was the lead ship of [[Cunard]]'s four vessel "Saxonia" Class which were designed and built by John Brown & Company to service the St. Lawrence Route to Quebec and Montreal replacing all of Cunard's old pre-Second World War vessels such as ''Scythia'', ''Samaria'', and ''Ascania''. | |||
These ships were large passenger / cargo vessels rather than pure passenger ships and were designed with only two classes of accommodation, a small First Class and a large Tourist Class. This design reflected the perceived changes in demand for sea travel with first class trade increasingly travelling by air. | These ships were large passenger / cargo vessels rather than pure passenger ships and were designed with only two classes of accommodation, a small First Class and a large Tourist Class. This design reflected the perceived changes in demand for sea travel with first class trade increasingly travelling by air. | ||
RMS Saxonia's period of operation was 1954-1962. | RMS Saxonia's period of operation was 1954-1962. | ||
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* [http://www.triangminicships.com/classic_edition/liners/saxonia.htm RMS Saxonia on The Triang Minic ship site] | * [http://www.triangminicships.com/classic_edition/liners/saxonia.htm RMS Saxonia on The Triang Minic ship site] | ||
* [http://www.greatships.net/saxonia2.html RMS Saxonia | * [http://www.greatships.net/saxonia2.html RMS Saxonia (greatships.net)] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Saxonia_(1954) RMS Saxonia (1954) (wikipedia.org)] | |||
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A 1:1200 painted diecast metal model of the Cunard ocean liner RMS Saxonia, part of the Tri-Ang Minic range produced between 1959 and 1964.
The model has a white and black body and red and black funnel.
Triang Catalogue Number: M708
1960 description:
M 708 R.M.S. SAXONIA, M 709 IVERNIA, M 710 SYLVANIA, M 711 CARINTHIA – Cunard Line, 2 screws, Royal Mail Ships, 21,700 tons, 608 feet long, 20 knots. Built for the Canadian Service. Length 6 3⁄32 inches (15.5 cm)
The original ship
RMS Saxonia was the lead ship of Cunard's four vessel "Saxonia" Class which were designed and built by John Brown & Company to service the St. Lawrence Route to Quebec and Montreal replacing all of Cunard's old pre-Second World War vessels such as Scythia, Samaria, and Ascania.
These ships were large passenger / cargo vessels rather than pure passenger ships and were designed with only two classes of accommodation, a small First Class and a large Tourist Class. This design reflected the perceived changes in demand for sea travel with first class trade increasingly travelling by air.
RMS Saxonia's period of operation was 1954-1962.
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