Summary
Model of the PS Hygeia, 986 tons, 300 ft long, paddlesteamer built in 1890 by Napier, Shanks & Bell, of Glasgow for Huddart Parker & Co. She was built to compete directly with the popular PS Ozone, and was generally regarded as one of the fastest and finest appointed paddlesteamers ever built for Australian service, with a top speed in excess of 22 knots. Licensed to carry 1,600 passengers, Hygeia operated regular excursion trips each summer between Melbourne, Queenscliff and Sorrento for 40 years and was often chartered for company picnics and special events. She was broken up in 1931.
This model was donated to the Museum in 1891 by Huddart Parker & Co.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Huddart Parker Co Pty Ltd, 1891
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User of Item Modelled
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Classification
Water transport, Steam power, Model paddlesteamers - passenger
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
2095 mm (Length), 460 mm (Width), 600 mm (Height)
Overall model dimensions, checked 27 June 2007. Height includes stands with 30 mm thick clear prespex feet and metal pins extending up into two holes in the centreline of the keel.
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Other Dimensions
2560 mm (Length), 660 mm (Width), 1555 mm (Height)
External dimensions of travelling & storage crate.
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Dimensions
1970 mm (Length), 420 mm (Width), 532 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Crate dimensions: L: 2560 mm, H: 1530 mm, D: 660 mm
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Model Scale
1:48 APPROX
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