HMS Charity Pattern Badge
Creator
Malta Drydocks Pattern Maker
Date11 October 1946
Classification(s)
Object TypePattern Badge
Registration NumberMMM 001061
DescriptionThe pattern for the ship's badge is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles, one on top of the other. It represents a heart, also made of wood. Launched in November 1944, H.M.S Charity (R29, later D29) belonged to the CH group of the C-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. It did not see war service during WWII. In the post-war years it served in the Eastern Mediterranean and later in the Korean War.InscriptionsOn verso, in black ink "Charity Crests for Shipsname 10 N.G.M. 11-7-46 M.C.D" and "REG. 1123 MM/1061 20139-40".Technique
Carved in wood.
Dimensions13 x 13 cmAlternate ID Numbers
- Inventory Card 20139-40
- HM Object Number 81784
- EEA Norway Grant EEA.1807
- Register Book Number 1123
Public Access
Not on viewMuseumMalta Maritime Museum
Location
- Malta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection
