Unusual WW1 (Blackpool) Crested China Model of the British Submarine E1 made by Savoy China

Here on offer is an excellent example of a crested china model of the WW1 British Submarine E1 by Savoy China.

The left hand side has the colour transfer crest for the English city of Blackpool and the submarine id code of E1 painted on the front nose.

On the right hand side it has the following wording printed in black letters:

“COMMANDER NOEL LAURENCE”
LARGE GERMAN TRANSPORT SUNK
JULY 30 1915.
GERMAN CRUISER MOLTIKE TORPEDOED
AUG 19 1915.

Some history about the British WW1 Submarine E1:

E1 was launched on the 9th November 1912, and commissioned on the 6th May 1913.
When war broke out, she was attached to the 8th Flotilla at Harwich, and on the 15th October 1914, she sailed from Harwich with E9 and E11 with orders to make their way to the Baltic to find and attack German warships.
In company with her sister-boat, she scouted the entrance to the Baltic Sea as a prelude to sending a submarine force to penetrate the German defences and operate in the Baltic.
E1 was the first submarine of a class of fifty seven submarines which formed the backbone of the British submarine fleet throughout the First World War and of which twenty nine were lost.
E1 was one of five boats to penetrate The Baltic when she damaged the German battle cruiser Moltke on 19 August 1915.
E1 was eventually scuttled at Hesingfors to prevent her into falling into the hands of the Bolsheviks.
In April 1918, German forces successfully intervened in the Finnish Civil War.
This left the Royal Navy’s Baltic Sea Submarine force in an untenable position, so the majority of British submarines in the area were scuttled to prevent their capture by the Germans.
E1 was scuttled by her crew on 3rd April 1918 off Helsinki.

• Laid Down. 14/02/1911
• Launched. 09/11/1911
• Completed. 06/05/1913
• Builder. Chatham Dockyard
• Build Group. E1
• Length. 181 ft.
• Diving Depth. 200 ft.
• Speed. 15.25 Knots
• Complement. 30
• Fate. Scuttled 03/04/1918



On the base of the model is the printed Crowned makers mark for:

BR & Co
STOKE on TRENT
ENGLAND
SAVOY CHINA

The Submarine model is in excellent/near mint condition, no chips or cracks. Both turrets are in place and till retain their gilt finish to their tops.

A great piece of Antique WW1 Savoy China, which can only increase in value.

The model measures 6” (15.1cm) long and weighs 36g.

Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description.

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Code: 50285