AOSHIMA 057148 SCHOONER "SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL" (SAIL TRAINING SHIP) 1/350 SCALE
DESCRIPTION:
Sir Winston Churchill was a sail training ship which was built in Hessle, Yorkshire by Richard Dunston Ltd. She was sold out of service in 2000 and currently serves as a private yacht.
History
Sir Winston Churchill was designed by Camper & Nicholson and built in 1966 to take boys on sail training trips. The patron of the project was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Public donations partly funded construction of the ship, and the Sail Training Association raised about half the needed money. The vessel was named after Winston Churchill, wartime leader and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; Churchill had died the year before his namesake's construction. Her rig was deliberately designed to incorporate all the main types of sail. In November 1965, Sir Winston Churchill toppled over onto her starboard side whilst she was being fitted out. All three masts were broken. The accident happened a week before she was due to be launched by Princess Alexandra.
FEATURES:
* Brand: IMAI / AOSHIMA
* Title: 3-Mast Topsail-Schooner Sir Winston Churchill #10
* Number: 057148
* Scale: 1/350
* Type: Full kit
* Released: 2019 New box
* Packaging: Rigid box (Top opener)
* Topic: Schooner Sir Winston Churchill-class » Sailing ships (Ships)
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