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Description: | 1 in 96 model of the ss 'Empire Franklin', built by J. Readhead and Sons of South Shields in 1941. 'Empire Franklin' was one of 20 standard cargo vessels built during World War 2 by Readheads. She was fitted out as a CAMship, a Catapult Aircraft Merchantman, to provide some protection against attacks on wartime convoys by enemy bombers. Once the Hurricane fighter had been launched the pilot could not land back on board. He saved himself by ditching the aircraft as close as possible to a merchant ship.
Material: wood
Material: metal
Material: cordage
Material: paint
Part: hull, Colour: brown
Part: hull, Colour: grey
Part: structures, Colour: grey
Part: fittings, Colour: grey
Part: fittings, Colour: gold
Part: funnel, Colour: grey
Part: deck, Colour: natural | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.maritimehistory.394322 | Go to resource |
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