A half hull ship model of the SS Oratios Cuppas
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A half hull ship model of the SS Oratios Cuppas, Builder Craig, Taylor & Co Ltd., with plaque inscribed 'S.S. Oratios Couppas, owner Nicholas Couppa Esq., Marseilles, Builders Craig Taylor & Co Ltd. Stockton-on Tees', framed and glazed, overall 21"h x 101"l x 10.5"d. Note: Launched from Thornaby yard, the SS Oratios Couppas was the third vessel built by Craig, Taylor & Co. Construction began before a strike and was completed by apprentice labor. The ship was later sold to Norwegian interests, renamed D/S Theodore William, and tragically torpedoed by a German submarine in the North Sea on April 22, 1917. Fortunately, the crew escaped safely in lifeboats.
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A half hull ship model of the SS Oratios Cuppas
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