General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

12

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Synthetic model.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

9.3 cm

Width

N/A

Height

3.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

2.8

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Marine Transportation

Category

Models

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

LINTON

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Stouffville

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

The model arrived new.

Canada

As in the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy’s main function during the Cold War was anti-submarine warfare. The potential enemy of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) was now the Soviet navy, or Voyenno Morskoy Flot SSSR, rather than the national-socialist German navy, or Kriegsmarine. The most imposing ship of the Royal Canadian Navy’s fleet between 1957 and 1970 was the HMCS Bonaventure, a Majestic class British light aircraft carrier launched in 1945, but was not completed following the end of the Second World War in August 1945. The Canadian government purchased this ship, until then known under the name HMS Powerful, in April 1952. Heavily modified to include the most recent developments (a steam catapult to launch aircraft, an angled flight deck to facilitate the landing of airplanes, etc.), the HMCS Bonaventure entered service in January 1957. It served with distinction in the Atlantic without participating in any conflict. Between April 1966 and September 1967, the HMCS Bonaventure underwent a refit to extend its career into the mid 1970s. In September 1969, however, the federal government decided to retire its aircraft carriers from service. The HMCS Bonaventure was removed from service in July of 1970 and was scrapped in 1971. A ship model is the only manner in which to present to visitors this important war ship that no longer exists and which, in any case, would have been impossible to preserve or exhibit due to its size (approximately 215 m long and 34.5 m wide). (Ref. 1)

Function

A small scale model of a type of helicopter used on an aircraft carrier.

Technical

Ce modèle de navire fabriqué à la main (échelle 1 :144) est une merveille d’ingéniosité qui reproduit avec une grande précision l’apparence du porte-avions NCSM Bonaventure de la Marine royale du Canada vers 1957-65. Ce modèle de navire est l’œuvre de Dan Linton, un modéliste / maquettiste canadien bien connu pour l’excellence de son travail. (Ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Text on model reads:"4/ NAVY/ 254/ ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY/ 55320"

Missing

Three rotor blades are detached but still retained.

Finish

Model is predominantly light grey, with a dark grey top, orange nose and number, yellow stripe, black markings, blue, red, and white symbols, and black wheels.

Decoration

A circular red and blue insignia with a red maple leaf in the centre is shown on both sides.