/internal/media/dispatcher/630/fullMMM 001483H.M.S Magpie Pattern BadgeBadges20th century00Malta Dry DocksMalta Dry Docks12.4000000000The pattern for ship's badge is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles of different tonality, one on top of the other. It shows a displayed magpie bird.
Launched in March 1943, H.M.S. Magpie (U82) belonged to the modified Black Swan-class sloops of the Royal Navy. In the post-war years, she was based in Malta, it took part in operations relating to the Trieste riots. She was commanded by the then Lieutenant-Commander, later Commander the Duke of Edinburgh from 1950 until 1953 whilst part of the Mediterranean Fleet based in Malta under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten12.4000000000Verso, bottom centre "MAGPIE" in pencil.Overall: 12.4 × 12.4 cm, 0.1 kgMalta Maritime MuseumMalta Maritime Museum, Reserve CollectionEEA.18068178820984-50Pattern BadgeHeritage Malta94WoodCarved in wood.