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
TechniqueCast in resin, hand painted on wooden plaque.
DimensionsOverall: 14.3 × 18 cm, 0.3 kgAlternate ID Numbers
- EEA Norway Grant EEA.1295
- Inventory Card 7013-4
- HM Object Number 82376
- Register Book Number 330
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