SS Varicella Shell oil tanker (Minic Ships 732)
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SS Varicella Shell oil tanker (Minic Ships 732).jpg) M 732 (i)
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Arch Two , Area 18 1960s |
A painted diecast metal 1:1200 waterline ship model of the Shell] Oil Tanker S.S. Varicella (1959-1976), Tri-ang Minic Ships model number M 732.
1960 catalogue description:
M 732 S.S. VARICELLA – One of several sister ships built for Shell Tankers. She is a single-screw steamer of about 21,800 tons, 643 feet long, speed 16 knots. Like all ships in the fleet, she is named after a seashell. Length 6 7⁄16 inches (16.4 cm)
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