Naval Ship Model - Heavy Cruiser, HMS Effingham

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Summary:: Model of the Royal Navy Improved Birmingham class heavy cruiser HMS Effingham commissioned in 1925 (9550 tons). This model shows the ship following extensive modification in 1937-38. HMS Effingham was lost during the Norwegian Campaign after colliding with a rock on 18 May 1940 near Bodo. This model was acquired from the model-maker Mr E.J. Krummeck in 1941 as one of a large collection of naval ship models. Krummeck was a member of the Victorian Model Shipbuilding Society.

Discipline:

Technology

Tagged with:	cruisers, naval vessels, ship models
Themes this item is part of:	Engineering Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Steam Power
Tertiary Classification:	model naval vessels - british
Modelmaker:	E. Krummeck, Hughesdale, Victoria, Australia, circa 1941
User of Item Modelled:	Royal Navy, England, Great Britain, 1925-1940