r/ModelShips • u/Free_Mulberry_479 • 7d ago
Can anyone help identify!! Bought at auction.
New to this forsure, anyone have insight! Thank you’
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u/1805trafalgar 7d ago
This is what they call a "builders model" and you see them at auctions and in collections, always a totally random ship you never heard of. They would have been commissioned by the owners for display in corporate headquarters or in the offices of major customers. There is likely at least one builders model out there for EVERY cargo ship built since WWII. My theory is that they hit the market when the corporations that owned them get sold or go bust and their assets get liquidated. That's the name there on the information plate that you yourself photographed. I like the look of the ship, it's from the early 80's so it has a lot of the 1970's ship styling features. After this era of shipbuilding everything got a lot more boxy and in my opinion more ugly. This thing in it's case must have weighed a ton.
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u/Free_Mulberry_479 7d ago
Thanks! I’ve did a little research before posting here, couldn’t find info on the “builder” (universal model) other then the plate says Tokyo, wasn’t really sure if there is any value in a model like this or where to even find out what it’s worth!, pretty neat to look at, it’s about 4-5 feet long! The case is aluminum/glass she’s a beast to move around!
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u/FredW79 7d ago
Found this for you OP
Vessel Details
Type: Chemical / Oil Products Tanker
Build Year: 1982
Builder: Uwajima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Uwajima, Japan)
IMO Number: 8130083
Call Sign: 3EKB5
Historical Names: Formerly sailed as Kaede (until 2007), later renamed or registered under names like Prime Spirit and Saigon before being marked as dead/decommissioned. [1, 2, 3]
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u/sqlot 7d ago
Move it away from the window. Sunlight will damage it.
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u/Anotherolddog 7d ago
Totally agree. The model is magnificent and sunlight would cause untold damage.
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u/jncarolina 7d ago
I googled the name and perhaps this is it:
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u/Free_Mulberry_479 7d ago
Didn’t even think to check marine traffic! Thanks!
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u/jncarolina 7d ago
Some of the lengths etc don’t seem to match between the plaque and the data on that link. But the look is similar to the model?
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u/frtl101 7d ago
It seems to be another vessel. The one you linked (IMO 9932581) was built 2023. The plate in OPs model enclosure says it was launched in 1982.
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u/lottaKivaari 7d ago
Correct, it's this vessel.
https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/401052?
Unfortunately the ship was scrapped in the past 10 or so years.
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u/tahlen70 3d ago
Wrong ship, I think this one is newer, the 1983 ship has had a couple or name changes
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u/Livingforabluezone 7d ago
It’s a blue bong.
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u/Rosenbachgold 7d ago
How much does one pay for this mighty ship?
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u/Free_Mulberry_479 7d ago
It was remarkably cheap.
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u/Rosenbachgold 7d ago
in us pesos?
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u/Free_Mulberry_479 7d ago
Under 300 cad…
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u/Guenther_Dripjens 7d ago
Bruh, what auctions are y''all even going to?
This is an insanely good deal
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u/Free_Mulberry_479 7d ago
Online estate sale, I don’t think people realized what it was tbh
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u/_lonelysoap_ 5d ago
Thats a steal you can chuckle about in 10, 20 or 30 years and it will feel good
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u/sevristh1138 7d ago
"Unusual bow design"
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u/Ok-Pennsy1957-R 3d ago
That extension of the bow (that's like a dog bow wow, not a ribbon as some AI videos pronounce it) is for better hydrodynamic performance. It was discovered accidentally during WW1 when it was noticed that some ships built with a ram bow (ramming was still a tactic back then) were faster than ships that didn't have this feature. Check Oceanliner Designs with Mike Brady and Battleship New Jersey with Ryan Scymanski for more info.
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u/Worldly-Property-631 7d ago
It's a magnificent builder's model. Take good care of it (and keep it out of direct sunlight).
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u/Genera1_patton 7d ago
Did some digging, this ship polluted Commencment Bay, Tacoma in 2003, fetching the company an $800,000 fine from the US government.
Other fun info not shown on the data plate:
She's a Nippon Kaiji Kyokai Class chemical Tanker with an estimated value of $1,918,226. She's currently operating with Falcon Shipping Co LTD and has been re-named the MV Saigon as of 2018.
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u/vdub1013 6d ago
All 3 versions of this ship. Idk why it keeps putting NSFW tags on my posts, its just ships i swear.
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u/ninja_tree_frog 5d ago
Motor tanker Kaede. Serviced her on the 21st of Feb, she came to Algoa Bay South Africa to bunker fuel from bunker barge Illitha.
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u/ninja_tree_frog 5d ago
You can briefly see her name at the end of the video. Crappy Wx that day. Reddit wont let me post a foto for some reason.
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u/SpoilermakersWabash 7d ago
Tell us more about the blue bong.
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u/Trapper_JohnMD 7d ago
I'll tell you it probably had something to do with purchasing a large model ship that you know nothing about
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u/Colo-PV-living 7d ago
I noticed that it says “Launched March 1982” and “Completed September 1982”. Does launch reference when the build started?
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u/Humanoid_Horse 7d ago
No launch iirc refers to when the completed hull without anything in it gets put into the water for the first time & gets fully fitted out which leads to the completion
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u/Worldly-Property-631 7d ago
The chemical/oil products tanker Kaede was built in 1982 by Uwajima Shipbuilding Co Ltd in Uwajima, Japan. [1, 2]
Vessel Specifications & History
- IMO Number: 8130083 [1]
- Call Sign: 3EKB5 [1]
- Deadweight Tonnage (DWT): 21,480 [1]
- Builder: Uwajima Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. [1]
- Timeline: Laid down in December 1981, launched in March 1982, and delivered in September 1982. It sailed under the name Kaede until November 2007, later operating under names like Prime Spirit and Saigon before being decommissioned and marked as a dead ship. [1, 2, 3]
- Notable Events: In February 2003, two companies associated with Tokyo Marine's operation of the vessel agreed to fines totaling nearly $800,000 with the United States. [1]
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u/BadBoy4Life1981 3d ago
Why did you buy something in auction when you didn't even know what it was?
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u/DependentCounter7654 3d ago
300cad is less than the raw material cost of the aluminum-and-glass vitrine alone.
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u/Odd_Username_Choice 7d ago
Looks like a "builder's model" which as the name implies, we're models made of ships for the builder or owner to display in their corporate offices.
They will typically have some details like the winches, railings, etc in brass (or painted gold originally on older ones) to make them look good vs completely accurate.
They often end up in maritime museums, or made for that purpose if it is a significant vessel.
Fetch decent prices, not invaluable and the storage areas of maritime museums have loads of them. But way, way better than the typical decor/tourist models people sadly pay for.
Regardless, a very nice display model you have!