Statuette - "Sailing Ship Gorg Foch 1958

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Accession NumberP659Title (extended title only)Statuette - "Sailing Ship Gorg Foch 1958Descriptionstatuette/model in silver of German Training Sailing Ship Gorg Foch 1958DateBetween 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1999ProvenanceThe Gorch Fock or Georg Foch is a tall ship of the German Navy (Deutsche Marine). She is the second ship of that name and a sister ship of the Gorch Fock built in 1933. Both ships are named in honour of the German writer Johann Kinau who wrote under the pseudonym "Gorch Fock" and died in the battle of Jutland/Skagerrak in 1916. The modern-day Gorch Fock was built in 1958Relevance to the CityInternational relations – German Naval visit to Fremantle

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Statuette - "Sailing Ship Gorg Foch 1958