1/600 05201 Airfix SS Canberra Ocean Liner
Plastic Model Kit, Box Condition: VG
A very good kit of the passenger liner which also served in the Falkland War and nicknamed 'The Great White Whale' by the troops she carrier. Well molded and detailed, like most Airfix ships. Features 86 pieces, full hull, accurate propellers & rudder, port and starboard inner lifeboat decks with separately molded lifeboats (with attached davits), five-deck layer stern, detailed superstructure and more. Includes display stand and extensive decals. Never started and inventoried complete with all parts and includes decals and instructions. The large 45,270 ton Canberra was a famous post-WWII P&O ship from the final glory days of ocean liner travel. She was very innovative and it is said that never were so many new concepts pressed into service on one ship. She could carry a total of 3,199 passenger and crew and turn 27.4 knots with her powerful turbo-electric drive. Pressed into service as a troop transport during the Falklands war and nicknamed the 'Great White Whale', she could have been a prime target of the Argentine Air Forces but escaped damage.
$129.00