/internal/media/dispatcher/5931/fullMMM 001061HMS Charity Pattern BadgeBadges11 October 194619461946Malta Drydocks Pattern MakerMalta Drydocks Pattern MakerThe 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.On 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".13 x 13 cmMalta Maritime MuseumMalta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection20139-4081784EEA.180711230Pattern BadgeHeritage Malta301Carved in wood.