Only Online Auction
Geneva, Apr 07, 2021
LOT 250
Panerai
Reduction vessel model; “D 560, Luigi Durand de la Penne”; steel, metal and wood
CHF 500 - 800
EUR 500 - 750 / USD 550 - 900 / HKD 4,200 - 6,700TO BE SOLD WITHOUT RESERVE
Sold: CHF 750
Steel and metal, reduction model of the ship “D 560, Luigi Durand de la Penne”; on wooden base
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Grade: A |
Good |
Case: 3 |
Good |
Brand Officine Panerai, Florence and Neuchâtel
Reference PNPAA 02646
Year circa 2012
Material steel, metal and wood
Length 340 mm.
Height 110 mm.
Width 70 mm.
Weight 1 035 gr. (approx., including packaging box)
Signature base
Accessories packaging box
Notes
The Durand de la Penne class are two guided missile destroyers, built between 1989 and 1992, operated by the Italian Navy. The design is an enlarged version of the Audace class, updated with diesel and gas turbine CODOG machinery and modern sensors. Four ships were planned but the second pair were cancelled when Italy joined the Horizon project.
For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durand_de_la_Penne-class_destroyer
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Durand de la Penne, Luigi
Genoa, Liguria (Italy), February 11, 1914 – Genoa, Liguria (Italy), January 17, 1992
De la Penne graduated from the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno, Tuscany, in 1934. He joined the Decima MAS in 1935, served as naval diver during the World War II.
After the war, Durand de la Penne stayed in the Marina Militare ((Italian Navy). He was promoted to Capitano di Fregata (Commander) in 1950 and Capitano di Vascello (Captain) in 1954. In 1956 he was appointed as naval attaché in Brazil. He was also Deputy of the Parliament of Italy for the second through the sixth legislatures as an independent candidate. He retired with the rank of Ammiraglio di Squadra (Vice-Admiral).
In his honour, the Marina Militare named its new series of destroyers of 1993 as the Durand de la Penne class. Two vessels were launched: the lead ship, Luigi Durand de la Penne and Francesco Mimbelli.
For more information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Durand_de_la_Penne
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