/internal/media/dispatcher/604/fullMMM 001200Batiment Oceanographique D' Entracasteaux BadgeBadges20th century00FIA Graveur-Editeur; Dardilly, Lyon, FranceFIA Graveur-Editeur; Dardilly, Lyon, France16.0000000000The D'Entrecasteaux-class is a class of oceanic patrol ships of the French Navy. The ship's designation is 'Bâtiment multi-mission' (B2M) in French, meaning 'multi-mission ship,' and sometimes dubbed the 'Swiss Army knife of the Navy.' They were designed to perform sovereignty, law enforcement and logistics missions (such as policing illegal fishing, traffics and mining; assisting distressed ships, and search and rescue; and contributing to the logistics of Overseas collectivities).
The bronze badge depicts the coat-of-arms of the French Naval Officer Antoine Raymond Joseph de Bruni, Chevalier d'Entrecasteaux (7 November 1737-21 July 1793), a stag rampant in a shield topped with a Royal crown, all gold. The item is not polychromised.16.0000000000On recto "BATIMENT OCEANOGRAPHIQUE D'ENTRECASTEAUX"; On verso on a bronze plaque "Le Capitane de Fregate Jean Christophe Long a Monsieur Espinosa Rodriguez Conservateur du Musee de la Marine 1er Decembre 1999". On verso, bottom in black ink "Reg. 1272 MM/1200 20917-8".Overall: 16 × 16 cm, 0.9 kgMalta Maritime MuseumEEA.135120417-88180412420Crest Badge; Ship Badge; Coat-of-arms; Commemorative BadgeHeritage Malta82Wood, bronze (gun metal)Cast bronze on wooded plaque.Dardilly, Lyon, France