Devoted to the Fine Art of Ship Models - Since 1975 -


 

 
 
Stephen W. Henninger

STEPHEN W. HENNINGER: (1942- ) Mr. Henninger holds a BA in Math and has
recently retired from his career as senior technical specialist of a leading aerospace company. His long fascination with aircraft carriers led him to start a 12-year project building a 1:100 scale model of USS Enterprise. This eleven-foot model with its 85 individual aircraft now resides proudly in the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. In recent years his efforts have been in the construction of custom yacht models and cruise ships for individuals and corporations. His models can be seen at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club.

*Note that models on this page are representational works by this artist, some of these pieces may have been sold – please contact us for availability.





SALT LAKE CITY
Built in 1929 in Camden, NJ, CL-25, a Pensacola Class heavy cruiser, is shown in her 1943 Battle of Midway camouflage configuration. Model is constructed using a solid wood lift hull with built-up and solid superstructure. It includes all appropriate deck gear and details, two SOC-3 Seagull scout planes and armament per period, and shows her blue-gray Pacific color scheme.
3/32" Scale, Class A, Case: 60 1/4" L x 22 1/2" H x 15 1/4" W (CUS 2026)

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PT-109
PT-109 was one of the hundreds of motor torpedo boats of the PT-103 class completed between 1942 and 1945 by Elco Naval Division of Electric Boat Company at Bayonne, New Jersey. Wooden-hulled, 80' long with a 20'8" beam, the Elco PT boats had three 12-cylinder Packard gasoline engines generating a total of 4,500 hp for a designed speed of 41 kts.; with accommodations for 3 officers and 14 men. Shipped to the Pacific just after her construction in 1942, PT-109 became one of the most famous vessels in history because of her ramming and sinking in the Solomon Islands in 1943 by Japanese destroyer Amagiri and the subsequent efforts of her commander, John F. Kennedy, Jr., to save his men. Model's hull is constructed of basswood with solid deck houses components and masts & fittings of Britannia, brass, polycarbonate and aluminum. Painted olive green with black waterline stripe per her WWII configuration, model is mounted on brass pedestals and displayed in a custom case with mahogany baseboard with inlaid satinwood cross-banding and glazed cover trimmed in brass.
Scale: 1:48 , Class B, Case: 23 7/8" L x 12" H x 8 3/16" W                                                             (STM 2204)

 

53' HATTERAS
Hatteras Company's 53' power yacht built in 1984. The model depicts all the general features of her bridge, deck gear and hull lines; she is constructed of wood on the patch plank on blulkhead method with her super structure built-up; interior blinds are open showing helm and instrument panel.  The model is mounted on a mahogany baseboard with offset inlaid satinwood crossbanding and inset mirror, glazed cover trimmed in brass.
1/2" Scale, Class A, Case: 35 1/2" L x 21" H x 13" W  (YHT 1710)

 

 
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