RMS Titanic 32" model ship wooden boat **NEW** Start Price USD 149.99 Current Price USD 149.99 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 28, 2008 End Time Friday, December 12, 2008 Location Alhambra, California See more about 'RMS Titanic 32" model ship wooden boat **NEW**' Description handcraftedmodelships Store About Us | Contact Us | Shipping / Payment EBAY STORE SEARCH in titles & descriptions STORE CATEGORIES Tall Ships Yachts Cruise Ships Speed Boats Civil War Other Ships Ships in a Bottle Modern Warships Nautical Decor Display Items Titanic Limited 32" Overall Dims: 32" L x 4.5" H x 11" H Shipped Fully Assembled Product Description 32" long x 4.5 " Wide x 11" High (1:325 scale) Not a toy - This Titanic model ship is an authentic accurate replica. This Titanic model ship requires over one hundred hours to build from scratch (not from a model kit) by a master artisan. Includes a numbered certificate from HMS Founder and master builder Richard Norris as only 250 will ever be made. In addition to being larger, this Titanic ships model is more accurate and is higher quality than our 20" version. This Titanic model ship has amazing details and accuracy such as: Look at the cranes, ventilators, ladders, funnels, steam pipes, benches, skylights, watertower, and more Accurate crows nest and handcrafted wooden lifeboats The name Titanic on the bow and Titanic Liverpool on the stern Cloth USA, White Star Lines and UK flags that were flown as she sailed Solid metal propellers and railing Yellow stripe on the hull Accurate rigging Built with rare, high quality woods such as birch, maple and yellow siris. Model rests on, and can be removed from, a sturdy wood base To build this ship, extensive research was done using various sources such as museums, drawings, copies of original plans and photos of the actual ship Product History The RMS Titanic, a British Olympic-class ocean liner, became famous as the largest ocean liner built in her day and also for sinking on her maiden voyage in 1912 with a huge loss of life. The second of a trio of superliners, the Titanic and her sisters were designed to provide a three-ship weekly express service and to dominate the transatlantic travel business for the White Star Line. The Titanic, and her sister ship the Olympic were introduced to the world in a New York Times article on April 23, 1908, almost four years before the sinking. Built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, the Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world at the time of her sinking. During the Titanic's maiden voyage (from Southampton, England to Cherbourg, France, then on to Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland and finally New York City), she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) on Sunday April 14, 1912, sinking two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 on Monday April 15, having broken into two pieces at the aft expansion joint. The White Star line designed Titanic to compete with rival company Cunard Line's Lusitania and Mauretania, luxurious ships and the fastest liners on the Atlantic. Titanic and her Olympic -class sisters, Olympic and the then upcoming Gigantic, were intended to be the largest, most luxurious ships ever to operate (the planned name Gigantic was changed to Britannic after the disaster). Titanic was designed by Harland and Wolff chairman William Pirrie, head of Harland and Wolff's design department Thomas Andrews, and general manager Alexander Carlisle, with the plans regularly sent to the White Star Line's managing director J. Bruce Ismay for suggestions and approval. Construction of the Titanic, funded by the American J.P. Morgan and his International Mercantile Marine Co., began on March 31, 1909. Titanic No. 401 was launched two years and two months later on May 31, 1911. Titanic's outfitting was completed on March 31 the following year. Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269 m) long and 92 feet 6 inches (28 m) at the beam. She had a Gross Register Tonnage of 46,328 tons, and a height from the water line to the boat deck of 60 feet (18 m). Her three propellers were driven by two four-cylinder, triple-expansion, inverted reciprocating steam engines and one low-pressure Parsons turbine. Steam was provided by 25 double-ended and 4 single-ended Scotch-type boilers fired by 159 coal burning furnaces that made possible a top speed of 23 knots (43 km/h). Only three of the four 63 foot (19 m) tall funnels were functional; the fourth, which served only as a vent, was added to make the ship look more impressive. Titanic could carry a total of 3,547 passengers and crew and, because she carried mail, her name was given the prefix RMS (Royal Mail Steamer) as well as SS (Steam Ship). Contemporaries considered the Titanic the pinnacle of naval architecture and technological achievement, and she was thought by The Shipbuilder magazine to be "practically unsinkable." Titanic had a double-bottom hull, containing 44 tanks for boiler water and ballast to keep the ship safely balanced at sea (later ships also had a double-walled hull). Titanic exceeded the lifeboat standard, with 20 lifeboats (though not enough for all passengers). Titanic was divided into 15 compartments. Dividing doors were held up in the open position by electro-magnetic latches that could be closed by a switch on the ship's bridge and by a float system installed on the door itself. In her time, Titanic surpassed all rivals in luxury and opulence. She offered an onboard swimming pool, a gymnasium, a Turkish bath, libraries for each passenger class, and a squash court. First-class common rooms were adorned with elaborate wood panelling, expensive furniture and other decorations. In addition, the Café Parisien offered superb cuisine for the first-class passengers, with a sunlit veranda fitted with trellis decorations. The ship incorporated technologically advanced features for the period. She had an extensive electrical subsystem with steam-powered generators and ship-wide electrical wiring feeding electric lights. She also boasted two wireless Marconi sets, including a powerful 1,500-watt radio manned by operators who worked in shifts, allowing constant contact and the transmission of many passenger messages. Passengers and crew The first-class passengers for Titanic's maiden voyage included some of the richest and most prominent people in the world. They included millionaire John Jacob Astor IV and his pregnant wife Madeleine; industrialist Benjamin Guggenheim; Macy's department store owner Isidor Straus and his wife Ida; Denver millionaire Margaret "Molly" Brown; Sir Cosmo Duff Gordon and his wife, couturiere Lady Duff-Gordon; streetcar magnate George Dunton Widener, his wife Eleanor and their 27-year-old son, Harry Elkins Widener; Pennsylvania Railroad executive John Borland Thayer, his wife Marion and their 17-year-old son, Jack; journalist William Thomas Stead; Charles Hays, president of Canada's Grand Trunk Railway, with his wife, daughter, her husband, and two employees; the Countess of Rothes; United States presidential aide Major Archibald Butt; author and socialite Helen Churchill Candee; author Jacques Futrelle, and their friends, Broadway producers Henry and Rene Harris; writer and painter Francis Davis Millet; pioneer aviation entrepreneur Pierre Maréchal Sr.; American silent film actress Dorothy Gibson, White Star Line's Managing Director J. Bruce Ismay (who survived the sinking) and, from the ship's builders, Thomas Andrews, who was on board to observe any problems and assess the general performance of the new ship. Second-class passengers included Lawrence Beesley, a journalist who wrote one of the first-hand accounts of the voyage and the sinking. Father Thomas R.D. Byles, a Catholic priest, was on his way to America to officiate at his younger brother's wedding. Michel Navratil, a Frenchman, was kidnapping his two sons, Michel Jr. and Edmond, and taking them to America. Sylvia Mae Caldwell, who later married the founder of State Farm Insurance George J. Mecherle, was travelling with her first husband, Albert, and their young son, Alden, to Roseville, Illinois. Both J. P. Morgan and Milton S. Hershey had plans to travel on the Titanic but cancelled their reservations before the voyage. In 2007, scientists using DNA identified the body of an unknown child recovered shortly after the incident as Sidney Leslie Goodwin, a 19-month-old boy from England. Goodwin, along with his parents and five siblings, boarded in Southampton, England, as third-class passengers. Buy with Confidence Accurate assembled model ship made by Handcrafted Model Ships LLC. Do not be fooled by inaccurate models from Vietnam importers, plastic model ships or models that are not assembled. 100% Money Back Guarantee. FREE shipping and insurance to the 48 United States. As model ship builders, we have knowledgable and friendly customer service. Call us at (800) 313-9128 with any questions. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING FREE shipping and FREE insurance in the 48 US states. Many of are model ships are quite large and the actual shipping cost is well over $100 per model. We incur other expenses to ensure your model arrives safely. 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To pay with a credit card, please call us toll free at 1-800-313-9128 or outside the USA 001-626-299-7330 Payment must be received within 7 days 8.25% sales tax to California customers Returns We offer a 7 day return policy. Please call us at (800) 313-9128 to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number. Any returns that don’t have a RMA number on it, will be sent back to you. Contact Information Richard Norris Founder & Master Builder About Us | Contact Us Store Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30AM - 5 PM PST Saturday - Sunday: Closed Handcrafted Model Ships LLC 1841 West Valley Blvd. Alhambra, CA 91803 (800) 313-9128 | (626) 299-7330 Product Pictures Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!