H.M.S Chevron Pattern Badge

Manufacturer Malta Dry Docks (1963 - 2010)

Period20th century

Classification(s)

Badges

Object TypePattern Badge

Registration NumberMMM 001478

DescriptionThis is a pattern for a ship's badge. It is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles of different tonalities. It reprresents a rather elaborately carved depiction of Poseidon's trident and a medium-sized chevron, both made of wood. The trident, an attribute of Poseidon/Neptune as well as of Britannia, has a three-pronged spear.

H.M.S Chevron (R51) was a C-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that was in service from August 1945 to the 1960s. On 31 October 1954, the aircraft carrier Triumph and Chevron were in Malta, open for visitors. Triumph was berthed in Grand Harbour and Chevron in Sliema Creek.
InscriptionsOn verso, in black ink "Chevron Crests for ships boat 13 No. G.M. 21/12/53 M.C.D".Material

Wood

Technique

Carved in wood.

DimensionsOverall: 12.6 × 12.6 cm, 0.1 kg

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