WW2 Period Brass Model of a British Royal Navy “S” Class Submarine Dated 1942

Here on offer is an impressive WW2 period, hand-made brass model of a WW2 British Submarine, which I think from its shape is an “S” class submarine?

This type of WW2 “Trench Art” where normally made by Naval engineering ratings in their spare time, from any materials that where not being used at the time.

The submarine has been made from a solid piece of brass that has been beautifully hand tooled into the sleek lines of a WW2 submarine. The conning tower has been crafted to scale and has what I think are two brightly polished copper snorkels, that are removable.

In front of the conning tower there is a model cannon as was fitted to this type of submarine.

The model has been mounted on a brass plate and then onto a solid (oak) wooden base, which has 1942, RN and MOD stamped into the wooden surface.

This model makes a great desk display item and can act as a paperweight as well.

The S class was a medium sized patrol submarine, designed with the proposed international restriction of 600 tons displacement in mind. Intended for use in north European or Mediterranean waters, they were highly manoeuvrable and fast diving with a heavy armament of torpedoes. This allowed large salvoes to be fired from long range in an effort to counter the improved anti-submarine techniques.

This proved to be a very successful design that was put back into production during the WW2, 62 boats of this class being built. Some boats were partially welded and the later ones fully welded construction, improving the strength of the pressure hull and consequently increasing their diving depth.
The model measures 9.4” (23.8cm) long and the base is 11.8” (30cm) by 2.6” (6.5cm).

It weighs 705g.

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

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