Aquitania Limited 40"

Ready for Immediate Display - Not a Model Ship kit 

Let these exquisite Limited Edition cruise ship models of the famous RMS Aquitania allow you to travel back to the heyday of the grand trans-Atlantic ocean liners. The Limited Edition RMS Aquitania model cruise ship evokes the elegance and grandeur of a bygone era, being built with the finest craftsmanship and demanding attention to every detail. 

40" Long x 6" Wide x 16" High (1:236 scale)

• Museum Quality features not available in other models or any kit
  • Paint colors precisely matched to those of the RMS Aquitania
  • All windows and portholes exactly sized and positioned according to the original RMS Aquitania construction plans
  • Historical design and detailing of superstructure and hull
  • Open promenade decks visible through superstructure windows
  • Precise superstructure design and detailing
  • Quadruple propeller design and accurate anchors
  • Metal trussed crane booms with twin cables and pulleys on cargo hooks
  • Lattice grating on ducts and vents
  • Finely-crafted wire maintenance ladders ascend smokestacks
• Built from scratch by master artisans
• High quality woods include cherry, birch, maple and rosewood
• Meticulous painting to accurately match the actual RMS Aquitania
• Amazing Details, including:
  • Lifeboats hung from launching davits
  • Rigging and stay-lines on all masts and smokestacks
  • Delicate four-wire metal railings on forecastle, aftcastle and atop superstructure
  • All ladders, staircases and handrails produced from delicate metal wire
  • Clear panes in all deckhouse windows
  • Numerous deck objects and features include deck cleats, vent shafts, lattice grates, miniature benches and more
  • Interior lighted cabins and windows (optional)
• Limited production of these RMS Aquitania model cruise ships
• Certificate of Authenticity individually numbered and signed by HMS Founder and Master Builder Richard Norris
• Extensive research of original plans, historical drawings and paintings as well as actual photographs ensures the highest possible accuracy

RMS Aquitania was a Cunard Line ocean liner that was built by the John Brown and Company shipyard near Clydebank, Scotland. She was launched on 21 April 1913 and sailed on her maiden voyage to New York on 30 May 1914. Aquitania was the third in Cunard Line's "grand trio" of express liners, preceded by the RMS Mauretania and RMS Lusitania, and was the last surviving four funneled ocean liner. Widely considered one of the most attractive ships of her time, Aquitania earned the nickname "Ship Beautiful". This despite criticism of her looks; having too many cowl ventilators and the forward funnel being as close to her bridge as it was.

In her 36 years of service, Aquitania survived military duty in both world wars and was returned to passenger service after each war. Aquitania's record for the longest service career of any 20th century express liner stood until 2004, when the Queen Elizabeth 2 (ultimate career service of 40 years) became the longest-serving liner,