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Resource Badge

Period20th century
Classification(s)
Object TypeCrest Badge; Ship Badge
Registration NumberMMM 003996
DescriptionThe badge belonged to the repair ship HMS Resource F79. HMS Resource served with the Mediterranean fleet 1939-44. She joined the Eastern fleet in 1944 and was scrapped in 1954.

The badge depicts on an Azure field, an Or sea-unicorn. The 'Unicorn' taken by the French in 1780 was recaptured in 1781 by the 'Resource'. The badge is diamond-shaped with a gold rope twist border representing an auxiliary.InscriptionsOn recto "Resource Passim ut Olim"Annotations and MarksOn verso, marked with a large numer 3 in pencil.Material
Wood; cast metal
Technique
Cast in metal, hand painted on a wooden plaque.
DimensionsOverall: 70.3 × 55.4 cm, 15.9 kg
Alternate ID Numbers
  • HM Object Number 81797
  • EEA Norway Grant EEA.1364
  • Inventory Card 41026-7
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