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S/S HELKA

Our model is hand-crafted from wood with planks on frame construction and painted as the real ship without any plastic material. Model is ready for display, not in kit form. Model includes the base and a brass name plate.
Item Code

Specifications

Packing Volume
CS1085P

87L x 12W x 36H (cm)

34.25L x 4.72W x 14.17H (inch)

0.08 mł = 2.82 ftł

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History in brief

1891-HELKA, Balatontavi Gőzhajózási RT (Lake Balaton Steamship Co. Ltd.), Siófok, HU.
Transported to Balaton in pieces, assembled in Balatonfüred.
1927-HELKA, Balatoni Hajózási RT., Siófok, HU
1944 Sunken by nazi troops at Balatonfüred
1945-lifted out and restored.
1947-HELKA, Balatoni Hajózási Vállalat (Lake Balaton Shipping Co.), Siófok, HU
1955-HELKA, MAHART-Hungarian Shipping Line, Siófok, HU
1955-rebuilt in Balatonfüred Shipyard with the steam engine and boiler of 'II. sz. CSAVARGŐZÖS' (Screw Propelled Steamship No. II.)
1961-Rebulit as motorship at MAHART Siófok Shiprepair Yard
1977 out of working order. Exhibited in Balatonfüred, by the main road 71. Coffe bar has been created in the ship. In the next years several commercial units settled around the ship, which made serious damages on the veteran ship's hull.
1994-MAHART Balatoni Hajózási Kft. (MAHART-Hungarian Shipping Line-Lake Balaton Shipping Ltd.) bought back the remains of the ship from the Local Government of Balatonfüred city, than restored and rebuilt the ship with the amount of 120 million forint expenditure, and with the subsidy of Balatonboglár Winery Ltd.
1996-in the 150 th. anniversary of shipping on lake Balaton, the 105 years old HELKA has been put in operation again.
source: http://www.hajoregiszter.hu/hajoadatlap/helka/67

Suggest: Display case to preserve the model from dust

Cruise liner display case

Picture of the ship in the display case is just for illustration purpose.

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