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H.M.S Rosario Pattern Badge
H.M.S Rosario Pattern Badge
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H.M.S Rosario Pattern Badge

Creator
Date1943
Classification(s)
Object TypePattern Badge
Registration NumberMMM 001060
DescriptionThe pattern for the ship's badge is round, made up of two wooden, concentric circles, one on top of the other. It represents a chaplet of eight roses.

Launched in April 1943, H.M.S Rosario was one of the Algerine-class minesweepers, renowned for their speed and efficiency in the Royal Navy. In 1944 it sailed to Malta to be deployed for minesweeping off the island.InscriptionsOn verso, top in black ink "REG. 1122 MM/1060 20137-8" and right, in vertical fashion "ROSARIO".Technique
Carved in wood.
Dimensions13 x 13 cmCuratorial RemarksRemarks on inventory card "This is the original pattern for mould".
Alternate ID Numbers
  • HM Object Number 81785
  • Register Book Number 1122
  • Inventory Card 20137-8
  • EEA Norway Grant EEA.1809
Public Access
Not on view
MuseumMalta Maritime Museum
Location
  •   Malta Maritime Museum, Reserve Collection
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