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H.M.S. Cumberland Badge

Manufacturer GK Beaulah & Co. Ltd.

PeriodLate 20th century

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Badges

Object TypeCrest Badge; Ship Badge; Commemorative Badge

Registration NumberMMM 001595

DescriptionH.M.S. Cumberland was a Batch 3 Type 22 frigate of the British Royal Navy. She was launched in 1986 and commissioned on 10 June 1989. The frigate was on station during the First Gulf War and was part of the Devonport Flotilla based at Devonport Dockyard. Cumberland was decommissioned on 23 June 2011.

The badge depicts On a Field Red, a rose Gold with Red and Gold centre. It is surrounded by a gold twisted rope below a naval crown. This pattern was approved in April 1926.InscriptionsOn recto "CUMBERLAND".Annotations and MarksOn verso, centre upper part, sticker reads "Hand painted by GK Beaulah & Co Ltd Heritage House 23 Park Street Hull HU2 8RU England Tel UK (0) 1482 223521 Fax UK (0) 1482 216328 Email gkb@beaulah.co.uk".Material

Wood, resin, paint

Technique

Cast in resin and hand painted on wooden plaque.

DimensionsOverall: 15.8 × 20 cm, 0.5 kg

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