Original, rare Van Ryper Hawaiian Planter Navy Freighter Model ship (15 model)

One owner, a senior naval officer in WWII; model built for Naval Commission study. Pristine, glass-enclosed condition; #55 etched into bottom of wooden case. HAWAIIAN PLANTER, 7200 ton freighter, built Newport News 1941 for Matson. Became navy’s U. At Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company for the Matson Line… (read more)