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Description: | Scale: 1:96. This model is displayed in its original case along with two others, ?Hutton Cross? (SLR1697) and 'Caedmon Cross' (SLR1661). An attached plaque reads ?M.T. ?Fiery Cross? 95'6? x 26'6? 1500 B.H.P. heavy harbour, coastal and rescue tug based in the River Tees. The ?Kort? rudder greatly increases towing power and manoeuvrability Bridge controlled and one of the most powerful tugs in the United Kingdom commissioned 1957?.
Modern tugs are popular subjects for modelmakers, particularly those who like making working models and there are a large number of kits available for those who prefer not to build them from scratch. The actual Fiery Cross' was built by Scott & Son on the Clyde.
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caption: Caedmon Cross, Fiery Cross and Hutton Cross - starboard broadside
caption: Caedmon Cross, Fiery Cross and Hutton Cross - starboard quarter view
caption: Caedmon Cross, Fiery Cross and Hutton Cross - port three quarter view | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Greenwich Ship models : their purpose and development from 1650 to the present : illustrated from the ship model collection of the National Maritime Museum Fiery Cross 1957 Tugs) full hull ship models William Crosthwaite & Son (Cross Line | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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