Description: Please feel free to make an offer as I'm starting to sell off my collection acquired over the past 42 years. The Original Old HMS IMPULSIVE WW2 Scratch Built Model Ship. She rescued 2,919 troops during Dunkirk & also Sank a German U-457 submarine. She's in very poor but expected used condition for an item of this age & nature, but I'm sure someone with a little time could help her. I've left her in "as found" condition since I've owned her. The ocean's made from a sort of plaster & small bits do come off now & again. The new owner might want to renew the missing bits & clean up the paint work. Some funnels & bits are missing but there's plenty of photos on line to copy new ones from. Some of the metal wires & metal work could also be improved. However, I've also actually enjoyed her just as she is. She's quite long. The pine board she built on is approx 34 1/2" long & 5 1/4". She's has plenty of age, I'd suspect around wartime or just after WW2 but she's definitely not a modern reproduction. A great addition to any Naval or Military collection. HMS Impulsive was an I-class destroyer built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. She served in WWII before being scrapped in 1946. She has been the only ship of the Navy to bear this name. Impulsive was laid down on 9 Mar 1936 by J. Samuel White & Company at their Cowes ship yard, launched in 1937 & completed in Jan 1938. On 28th & 29th May 1940 she made four trips to Dunkirk & rescued 2,919 troops. Following that, she participated in mine-laying duties & in the Arctic convoys. She attacked & sank the German submarine U-457 in the Barents Sea north-east of Murmanskin Russia on 16 Sept 1942. Its commander was William Scott Thomas, grandfather of actress Kristin Scott Thomas & the father of Admiral Sir Richard Thomas (a formerBlack Rod). Impulsivewas sold for scrap to W. H. Arnott, Young & Company, Ltd on 22 Jan 1946 & broken up at Sunderland. Please study the images as they also form part of the description & please do your own research. You're more than welcome to view in person if you live close enough. All UK postage includes the extra cost of being signed for, for added peace of mind. Positive feedback is always appreciated. Please check out my other items by scrolling down to my "Seller's Other Items".
Price: 165 GBP
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
End Time: 2025-01-10T09:26:58.000Z
Shipping Cost: 85.44 GBP
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Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Military Branch: British Royal Navy
Object Type: Model Ship
