Description

Model of the Selandia, one of the first large ocean-going ship powered by internal combustion engines. The model shows a vessel with a plumb bow and long, square midsection. There are two raised sections amidships, which hold deckhouses and living quarters, as well as a raised foredeck and poop. Because the Selandia did not have a steam engine, there is no smokestack, only smaller vents for diesel exhaust. Two small riding sails are set at the bow. Hull is painted grey with white deckhouses, buff decks, and red below the waterline.

The Selandia was built in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1912 for the Danish East Asiatic Company. Burmeister & Wain produced both the ship and the engines. Selandia made voyages between Europe and eastern Asia.