/internal/media/dispatcher/438/fullMMM 003996Resource BadgeBadges20th century0055.4000000000The 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.70.3000000000On recto "Resource Passim ut Olim"Overall: 70.3 × 55.4 cm, 15.9 kgMalta Maritime Museum81797EEA.136441026-70Crest Badge; Ship BadgeHeritage Malta129Wood; cast metalCast in metal, hand painted on a wooden plaque.