/internal/media/dispatcher/416/fullMMM 004011Douglas BadgeBadges20th century0054.5000000000Badge of the Leader class destroyer HMS Douglas. The badge depicts a heart red framed and crowned gold. The ship was in Malta numerous times, namely in 1935 and in 1937. In 1940, Douglas was part of Force H, which left Gibraltar to serve as a distraction to the Italian naval forces in the Mediterranean, while convoys were escorted between Malta and Alexandria.
The badge is diamond-shaped with a gold rope twist border representing an auxiliary, and it is topped with a naval crown. At the top of the badge is the name of the Ship 'DOUGLAS.' The symbol of the heart derives from when the knight Sir James Douglas, in 1330, carried the heart of King Robert the Bruce to Jerusalem but was killed in Spain. He and the heart were returned to Scotland and buried. 54.5000000000On recto "Douglas"Overall: 54.5 × 54.5 cm, 12.2 kgMalta Maritime MuseumEEA.139041056-7817910Crest Badge; Ship BadgeHeritage Malta133Wood, brassCast brass, hand painted on a wooden plaque.Stopford, T.P. (1996). "Admiralty Ships Badges", Vol. 1, Kent: Stone Frigate