model; ship; "Beatrice"

Production date
1893
 Description
Half model of the SS Princess Beatrice, 1893, built for Messrs M Langlands & Sons at Glasgow. Black and pink hull. This ship was acquired by the Carron Line in 1921 and renamed the Avon III. She regularly plied between Grangemouth and London for the Carron Line until 1928 when she was sold to P & W MacLellan for breaking at Bridgeness.
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Department
Object
Production date
1893
Signature & date
moulding:plaque:"S.S. "PRINCESS BEATRICE"/ DIMENSIONS 236 ft x 34 ft x 14ft/ GROSS TONNAGE 1146 TONS/ BUILT FOR/ MESSRS M. LANGLANDS & SONS./ BY DAVID & WILLIAM HENDERSON & CO./ GLASGOW. 1893"
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Associated place
Carron Iron Works/Stenhouse Rd/Stenhousemuir/Larbert area
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 1m 90cm (L 6' 2 13/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 29cm (W 11 7/16")
Accession number
1987-112-002

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