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H.M.S Walkerton Badge
H.M.S Walkerton Badge
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H.M.S Walkerton Badge

Period20th century
Classification(s)
Object TypeCrest Badge; Ship Badge
Registration NumberMMM 000200
DescriptionH.M.S Walkerton was launched on 21 November 1956 and used as Dartmouth Training Ship (Britannia Royal Naval College) in the 1970s; reversed onto the Plymouth breakwater in 1977; broken up in 1990.

On a wavy field blue, a mine in the centre with two golden keys all proper. The image is surrounded by a gold twisted rope below a naval crown. Underneath the badge is a banner with 'H.M.S. WALKERTON.'
InscriptionsOn recto "Walkerton H.M.S Walkerton"Annotations and MarksOn verso on hanging device "Made in Great Britian"Material
Wood, resin, paint
Technique
Cast in resin, hand painted on wooden plaque.
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 × 18 cm, 0.3 kg
Alternate ID Numbers
  • HM Object Number 82376
  • Inventory Card 7013-4
  • EEA Norway Grant EEA.1295
  • Register Book Number 330
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