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Naval Ship Model - HMS Carlisle Object Reg. No: ST 020577

Ship Model
Images: 2
Summary:
Completed in November 1918, too late to see service in the First World War, the light cruiser HMS Carlisle (4200 tons) was built by the Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Glasgow in Scotland. During the interwar years HMS Carlisle served with the Royal Navy's China Station (1919-1928) and the South Africa Station (1929-1937). Conversion to an Anti-Aircraft Cruiser was completed in 1939. During the Second World War, HMS Carlisle served with the Home Fleet during the Norwegian campaign and then with the 4th Cruiser Squadron off East Africa along with the RAN light cruiser HMAS Hobart. In 1941 HMS Carlisle was engaged during naval actions off Greece and Crete. During the Crete campaign HMS Carlisle saw action alongside HMAS Perth. In July 1941 the ship was off the coast of Syria providing naval gunfire support to ground forces including the AIF 7th Division. Subsequently HMS Carlisle escorted convoys to the beseiged port of Tobruk held by the AIF 9th Division. In 1942 she escorted convoys to the island of Malta. Following a UK refit in late 1942 HMS Carlisle joined the 15th Cruiser Squdron in 1943 and operated off Sicily during the allied invasion in July. In October 1943 the ship was badly damaged by Stuka dive bombers during the British campaign to occupy the Aegean islands followiing the surrender of Italy. After being towed to Alexandria, Egypt the ship was written off as beyond economical repair and was scrapped in around 1949.

This 1:192 scale waterline model of HMS Carlisle was donated to the Museum in 1937.
Description:
POWERED BY BROWN CURTIS TURBINES WITH FUEL OIL FIRED YARROW BOILERS.
Acquisition Information:
Loan & Subsequent Donation from S. Rea, 1937
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: cruisers, modelmaking, naval vessels, scale models, ship models, wars conflicts
Themes this item is part of: Arms Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification: WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification: Steam Power
Tertiary Classification: model naval vessels - british
Model Scale: 1:192
User of Item Modelled: Royal Navy, United Kingdom, 1918-1949
Modelmaker (Possible): S. Rea, Australia, 1937

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