Steam Ship Model - Paddle Steamer, PS Ozone,

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Summary:: Model of the passenger excursion sidewheel paddle steamer PS Ozone. The original vessel of 572 tons was built by Napier, Shanks & Bell at Glasgow in 1886. The Ozone was operated by the Bay Excursion Co. Ltd on Port Phillip Bay between 1886 and 1918. In 1925 the Ozone was sunk off Indented Head, Victoria to form a breakwater.

This model is a cased longitudinal half-section. It was donated to the Museum by Bay Steamers Ltd in November 1943.
Acquisition Information:: Donation from Bay Steamers Ltd, 1943

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	480 mm (Height), 270 mm (Width), 1920 mm (Length)
Dimension Comment:	ABOVE MEASUREMENTS ARE OF THE CASE.

Tagged with:	paddle steamers, ship models, leisure activities, modelmaking
Themes this item is part of:	Engineering Collection, Leisure Collection, Transport Collection
Primary Classification:	WATER TRANSPORT
Secondary Classification:	Steam Power
Tertiary Classification:	model paddlesteamers - passenger
Model Scale:	1:48 approx
Donor:	Bay Steamers Ltd, Australia, November 1943