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M 724 - Isle of Sark
This is the Tri-ang Minic Ships model of the Isle of Sark a channel steamer which was owned and operated by the Southern Railway Company, later to become part of the British Transport Commission.
The ship was based at Southampton and together with her sister ships were the Channel Island mailboats as well as providing regular passenger services to the Channel Islands, including the Isle of Sark after which she was named.
Tri-ang Minic produced models of three British Rail Channel Island Steamers the Isle of Jersey, Isle of Sark and Isle of Guernsey all of which are identical except for the name and model number cast on the underside.
Specifications
| Name: | Isle of Sark |
| Owner: | Southern Railway Corporation |
| Builder: | W Denny & Bros, Dumbarton |
| Laid Down: | |
| Launched: | 1932 |
| Displacement: | 2188 tons gross |
| Length: | 306 ft ( 93.3 m ) |
| Beam: | 45 ft ( 13.8 m ) |
| Draft: | 12 ft 6 in ( 3.8 m ) |
| Propulsion: | Oil fired boilers, geared turbine, two shafts, 5400 shp per shaft |
| Maximum Speed: | 19.5 knots |
| Passengers: | 942 First Class, 302 Third Class |
| Disposal: | 1961 Scrapped |
As an armed Merchant Ship during World War II
| Further details of the Channel Island Steamers can be obtained from the following links - | |
| The Ship List Web Site | http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/feederswest.html |