46/internal/media/dispatcher/639/fullH.M.A.S Vampire Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00147048915888The pattern for the ship's badge is a circular wooden plate depicting a slightly crudely carved, a displayed vampire bat with its mouth open, inserted into a larger circular plate, whose slightly elevated border mimicks a stranded rope. On top, the vessel's name in a rectangular box topped with a naval crown. Different tonalities of the wood, highlights its manufacture from different pieces. Launched in May 1917 and originally named H.M.S Wallace, H.M.S Vampire belonged to the V-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. The vessel was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy in 1933. During WW2, it carried out escort duties in the Mediterranean. As part of H.M.A.S Vampire's activity in the Mediterranean, it escorted convoys between Malta and Marseilles/Alexandria./internal/media/dispatcher/644/fullH.M.S Blue Ranger Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001513489175105Pattern is a circle-shaped badge and depicts a fisherman's bait with hole. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box, topped with a naval crown. Launched in January 1941, RFA Blue Ranger was a Ranger-class oiler, a fleet support tanker of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. During WW2, the vessel served with the Home Fleet whereas during the years subsequent to it, with the Mediterranean Fleet, often at Malta./internal/media/dispatcher/6497/fullHMS Charity Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001475489566812/internal/media/dispatcher/641/fullH.M.S Chevron Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00147748916090This fragment of a ship's badge is a rather elaborately carved depiction of Poseidon's trident (one prong missing) and a chevron placed onto it, both made of wood. The trident, a three-pronged spear, is an attribute of the Greek god Poseidon (also known as Neptune in Roman mythology) as well as of Britannia. 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./internal/media/dispatcher/626/fullH.M.S Chevron Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00147848916191This 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./internal/media/dispatcher/643/fullH.M.S Chivalrous Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001512489174104The badge is circle-shaped, and depicts an elaborately wrought horseshoe with two halberds darted across it, mounted on a rope tied together, forming a circle. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part, we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box, topped with a naval crown. Launched in June 1945, H.M.S Chivalrous belonged to the Ch-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. In the post-WW2 years, the vessel served in the Mediterranean./internal/media/dispatcher/5939/fullH.M.S Chivalrous Pattern Badge12 November 1951Malta Dry DocksMMM 001479489273305A round pattern badge representing a spur rowel and leather interlaced with two broken lances. H.M.S Chivalrous was one of 32 C-class destroyers of the Royal Navy, commissioned in 1946./internal/media/dispatcher/628/fullH.M.S Comet Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00148148916393The pattern for the ship's badge is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles of different tonality, one on top of the other. It represents a comet, its head made up of eight diamond shapes and small circles around them, the tail of six wavy lines. The Royal Navy used the word comet 18 times. Two of them, one (H00) launched in 1931 and one (R26) launched in June 1944, were both C-class destroyers of the Royal Navy./internal/media/dispatcher/5941/fullH.M.S Cygnet Pattern Badge21 February 1952Malta Dry DocksMMM 001482489274306A diamond- shaped pattern for a ship's badge, with an elaborately carved cygnet, meaning young swan, on wavelets. The perimeter of the badge is carved into a raised rope, with wooden wedges at each corner. H.M.S Cygnet was a modified Black Swan-class sloop laid down on 30 March 1941./internal/media/dispatcher/655/fullH.M.S Keppel Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00106248914575Pattern for ship's badge of the shape of a heraldic shield depicting a scallop shell. The border of the shield is slightly elevated mimicking a stranded rope. Taking part in escort duties in WW2, the vessel operated in the Atlantic and Arctic convoy routes sinking several U-boats. In 1942, it provided assistance for the Malta convoy operations (Operation Bellows)./internal/media/dispatcher/670/fullH.M.S Lofoten Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00148748916595Pattern for ship's badge composed of three wooden fragments (circular motif and the upper segments of two sabres) are parts of the badge belonging to H.M.S Lofoten. The badge in its entirety depicts a central circular motif with mountains on wavy pattern. This is superimposed on two crossed sabres. Launched in January 1945, H.M.S Lofoten was one of the British-built LST’s (Landing Ship Tanks) of the Royal Navy, later converted into the Navy’s first helicopter support ship. Originally named LST3027, it was stationed in Malta for years and it was also in Malta that the ship was refitted before being deployed during the Suez Crisis, where it took part in the first ever operational helicopter assault in 1956./internal/media/dispatcher/630/fullH.M.S Magpie Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00148348916494The 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 Mountbatten/internal/media/dispatcher/668/fullH.M.S Marlborough Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00148048916292Pattern for circular ship's badge depicting a displayed fierce wyvern (a bipedal, winged dragon) in profile. Its wings are webbed, its tail ends in an arrow-like shape. This image is mounted on a circular base in one piece. The border of the base is slightly elevated mimicking a stranded rope. A pair of wyverns had featured flanking the main body of the coat-of-arms of the first Duke of Marlborough. H.M.S Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy, named in honour of the first Duke of Marlborough. The vessel was launched in October 1912. During WW1, it took part in the Battle of Jutland, hit by and eventually causing the demise of SMS Wisbaden. In the interwar period, H.M.S Marlborough served in the Mediterranean and saw action in the Greco-Turkish War./internal/media/dispatcher/5937/fullH.M.S Meon Pattern Badge1 December 1954Malta Dry DocksMMM 001473489272304A round pattern badge for H.M.S Meon. It represents a chevron charged with a plate thereon a rose barbed and seeded. H.M.S Meon was named after a Hampshire river which runs through Wykeham, birthplace of William of Wykeham (1324-1404) Bishop of Winchester. In fact, the representation of this badge is part of his coat-of-arms. The rose is a county emblem. The badge's perimeter is a raised rope, and it is topped by a naval crown./internal/media/dispatcher/5943/fullH.M.S Mermaid Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001486489275307This is a pattern for a ship's badge. It is round and represents a rather elaborately carved depiction of a mermaid not in modesty, looking to the side in vanity, since she is holding a mirror in her dexter hand and a comb in her sinister. A mermaid is defined as "a creature known only to sailors". Ship adopted by Stoke Newington, London, 1944./internal/media/dispatcher/666/fullH.M.S Phoebe Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00147648915989A pentagon-shaped wooden pattern badge, the pentagon pointing downwards. It depicts over waves, the face of the moon. The border of the pentagon is slightly elevated mimicking a stranded rope whose upper, horizontal side, which probably carried the vessel's name in a rectangular box, is missing. Daughter of Uranus and Gaia, Phoebe was one of the Titans of Greek mythology, later passing on her power to her grandson, Apollon. As moon goddess Artemis' grandmother, Phoebe's figure is traditionally associated with the moon as well. Launched in Marched 1939, H.M.S Phoebe belonged to the first group of the Dido-class cruisers of the Royal Navy. It was transferred to the 7th Cruiser Squadron in the Mediterranean in April 1941. As one of the vessels pertaining to Force Z, it took part in Operation Pedestal in August 1942./internal/media/dispatcher/672/fullH.M.S Ruler Patten BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00148848916696Fragment of a pattern for a ship's badge: an originally diamond-shaped wooden badge. It depicted a hand in a gauntlet grasping a baton, emerging from carved waves. Only the waves are present as the hand and baton are missing. The border of the diamond is slightly elevated mimicking a stranded rope but its upper, horizontal part, which probably carried the vessel's name in a rectangular box, is missing. H.M.S Ruler belonged to the Ruler-class aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy. It had been built in Seattle, originally as a mercantile vessel, and got requisitioned by the US Navy./internal/media/dispatcher/657/fullH.M.S Sea Devil Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00106348914676Pattern for circular ship's badge depicting the head, neck and left shoulder of a horned devil in profile emerging from the waves. The waves are signalled with two parallel zigzagging lines at the bottom of the image. The devil is an angry, somewhat gaunt figure breathing out fire. This image is mounted on a circular base in one piece. During WW2, the vessel was on its way to the Far East when the war ended, reaching Malta in August 1945. In the 1950s it served in the Mediterranean./internal/media/dispatcher/646/fullH.M.S. Sentinel Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001516489177107Pattern is circle-shaped and depicts three hounds heads with two snakes. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box with a naval crown. Launched in July 1945, H.M.S Sentinel belonged to the second group of the S-class submarines of the Royal Navy./internal/media/dispatcher/647/fullH.M.S Sentinel Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001517489178108Pattern is circle-shaped and depicts three hounds heads with two snakes. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box with a naval crown. Launched in July 1945, H.M.S Sentinel belonged to the second group of the S-class submarines of the Royal Navy./internal/media/dispatcher/634/fullH.M.S Stevenstone Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00149048916898The pattern for the ship's badge is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles, one on top of the other. It depicts a cubit arm charged with a chevron pattern holding a horn (part missing). Launched in November 1942, H.M.S Stevenstone was a Type III Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy./internal/media/dispatcher/649/fullH.M.S Sturdy Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001520489181111The badge is circle-shaped and it depicts a stylised, sturdy-looking pine tree. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box, toped with a naval crown. An evergreen tree, the pine is often regarded as a symbol of longevity or eternity. The badge seems to have belonged to two vessels of the Royal Navy./internal/media/dispatcher/680/fullH.M.S Surprise Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001518489179109A regular diamond-shaped aluminium pattern badge. It depicts an ancient galley. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On top, the vessel's name in a rectangular box topped with a naval crown. Launched in March 1945, the vessel belonged to the Bay-class anti-aircraft frigates of the Royal Navy. Its name (earlier: H.M.S Gerrans Bay and Lock Carron) was changed to H.M.S Surprise when it became the Despatch Vessel (later: Flag Frigate) of the Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet, most often stationed in Malta. The vessel regularly took part in visits and exercises in the area, eventually leaving Malta in 1964./internal/media/dispatcher/650/fullH.M.S Talent Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001521489182112The badge is circle-shaped and depicts a pair of finely wrought scales. Talent used to be an ancient measure of weight. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box, topped with a naval crown. Launched in February 1945 and originally named HMS Tasman, HMS Talent belonged to the second group of the T-class submarines of the Royal Navy. The vessel served in the Far East as well as the Mediterranean/internal/media/dispatcher/648/fullH.M.S. Token Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001519489180110Pattern is circle-shaped, and depicts a left hand with fine, long fingers and a ring on the ring finger. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name in a rectangular box, topped with a naval crown. Launched in March 1943, H.M.S Token belonged to the second group of the T-class submarines of the British Navy. It only started serving after the end of WW2, first as part of the Home Fleet, later in the Mediterranean./internal/media/dispatcher/632/fullH.M.S Unswerving Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00148948916797The pattern for ship's badge is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles, one on top of the other. It represents a finely carved bow and arrow, also made of wood. Launched in June 1943, HMS Unswerving belonged to the second group of the U-class submarines of the Royal Navy. Its second war patrol, in January 1944, took it to Gibraltar. From there, it moved on to Malta and stayed in the region until the spring of 1945, taking part in numerous operations east of the island, eventually returning to Britain./internal/media/dispatcher/5933/fullH.M.S Venus Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001485489270302Pattern for ship's badge is round, made up of two brown, concentric wooden circles, one on top of the other. It represents the symbol of the planet Venus or of femininity (circle with small cross). F Launched in February 1943, HMS Venus (R50) belonged to the V-class / Valentine-class destroyers of the Royal Navy, which served in the Home Fleet until 1945./internal/media/dispatcher/645/fullH.M.S Vigo Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001514489176106Pattern is circle-shaped and depicts a statant bird (possibly a crow) surrounded by a wreath. The border of the badge is elevated, mimicking a stranded rope. On its uppermost part we find the vessel's name, topped with a naval crown. H.M.S Vigo was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. The vessel was named after the Battle of Vigo Bay in 1702. H.M.S Vigo was launched in September 1945. In the post-WW2 years, it served in the Mediterranean./internal/media/dispatcher/6499/fullHMS Whitshed Pattern Badge13 June 1935Malta Dry DocksMMM 001495489567813/internal/media/dispatcher/638/fullH.M.S Witch Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00146748915585Pattern for ship's badge of the shape of a heraldic shield depicting a statant cat on a crescent moon, opening leftward. Cats and moons are symbols traditionally associated with witches. The border of the shield is slightly elevated mimicking a stranded rope. Its upper, horizontal side, contains the name of the vessel mounted on a rectangular shape, itself mounted on a slightly larger rectangular form. The badge is topped by a Naval Crown. Launched in November 1919, H.M.S Witch (D89) belonged to the modified W-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. She took part in Operation Halberd, which headed from Gibraltar to Malta./internal/media/dispatcher/665/fullH.M.S Witch Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00146848915686Pattern for ship's badge of the shape of a heraldic shield depicting a statant cat on a crescent moon, opening leftward. Cats and moons are symbols traditionally associated with witches. Its upper, horizontal side, contains the name of the vessel mounted on a rectangular shape. The badge is topped by a Naval Crown. Launched in November 1919, H.M.S Witch (D89) belonged to the modified W-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. She took part in Operation Halberd, which headed from Gibraltar to Malta./internal/media/dispatcher/682/fullH.M.S Witch Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00146948915787Pattern for ship's badge of the shape of a heraldic shield depicting a statant cat on a crescent moon, opening leftward. Cats and moons are symbols traditionally associated with witches. Launched in November 1919, H.M.S Witch (D89) belonged to the modified W-class destroyers of the Royal Navy. She took part in Operation Halberd, which headed from Gibraltar to Malta./internal/media/dispatcher/6495/fullHMS Woolaston Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001474489565811/internal/media/dispatcher/6015/fullH.R.H. Princess Elizabeth BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001529489312557/internal/media/dispatcher/677/fullMy Cloak the Sea Pattern Badge Name PieceMalta Dry DocksMMM 001505489171101A symmetrical, ribbon-shaped banner, onto which the inscription MY CLOAK THE SEA, the motto of H.M.S Tabbard. It is likely to have belonged to a badge. In fact, the badge of the same vessel depicts a cloak-like piece of garment embellished with anchors while "tabard" is the name of a similar (albeit sleeveless), traditional item of clothing./internal/media/dispatcher/5945/fullOriginal Name Board of H.M.S St. AngeloMalta Dry DocksMMM 000274489276308/internal/media/dispatcher/636/fullRFA Tideflow Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00149248914373Pattern for ship's badge consisting of seven times three wavy lines. RFA Tideflow was a Tide Class Fleet Replenishment Tanker, laid down in 1953, and out of service in 1975. RFA Tideflow and her sister ships were in Malta various times, mainly for fuel replenishment./internal/media/dispatcher/642/fullR.N Badge frame and crownMalta Dry DocksMMM 0015104890925This is the pattern for the outer frame of a ship's badge. It consists of a circular form, originally framing the badge, with its pattern mimicking a stranded rope. The upper part has a rectangular shape which was to hold the vessel's name, on top of which is a naval crown./internal/media/dispatcher/661/fullRPN Jhelum Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00106548914878Pattern for ship's badge: a regular pentagon-shaped wooden badge, the pentagon pointing downwards. It depicts a simple landscape, typical of the Pakistani district of Jhelum. The border of the pentagon is slightly elevated mimicking a stranded rope except for the upper, horizontal side, which carries the vessel's name in a rectangular box. The vessel was launched in November 1942 as HMIS Narbada (U40), a Black Swan / Modified Bittern-class sloop built for the Indian Navy. In 1948, subsequent to the Partition of India, it was transferred to Pakistan and was renamed HMPS Jhelum and later NPS Jhelum. On 11 June 1949, arrived in Malta for a dockyard refit./internal/media/dispatcher/674/fullRPN Tippu Sultan Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00150348916999Pattern for ship's badge depicting a rampant tiger, showing its claws. This image is mounted on a circular base in one piece. On top, is a rectangular box with the name of the vessel, on which a crescent moon is mounted. The vessel is named in honour of Tippu Sultan, sultan of Mysore, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, who lived in the 18th century. The tiger is an animal often associated with him. PNS Tippu Sultan was commissioned by the Pakistan Navy in 1949, where it served as a fleet destroyer and was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti-submarine frigate./internal/media/dispatcher/679/fullTiderace Pattern Badge Name PieceMalta Dry DocksMMM 001507489173103Rectangular wooden box containing the name TIDERACE. It may have belonged to a pattern for a ship's badge./internal/media/dispatcher/678/fullTudor Pattern Badge Name PieceMalta Dry DocksMMM 001506489172102Rectangular wooden box containing the name TUDOR. It may have belonged to a pattern for a ship's badge. The name Tudor refers to an important royal dynasty in English history./internal/media/dispatcher/659/fullUnidentified H.M.S Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00106448914777Pattern for ship's badge showing a carved depiction of a hound, a plane and a submarine, all made of wood. The upper half of the circular image shows a hound with a collar, intently gazing at a war plane right above it. The two wings of the plane are marked with a cross each. The collar serves to connect the two halves of the image, the lower one of which contains the mirror image of the same hound. This hound looks down onto the surface of the sea where there is an emerging submarine.Six small holes around the outer circle as well as further holes seem to have served to mount the badge when in use. Although this badge could not be identified as to which ship it belongs, it may have been a pattern idea design for H.M.S Bulldog./internal/media/dispatcher/676/fullVigor Vinct Pattern Badge Name PieceMalta Dry DocksMMM 001504489170100A symmetrical, ribbon-shaped piece of wood, as ship name banner onto which the inscription VIGOR VINCT is mounted./internal/media/dispatcher/6501/fullWidnes Coat-of-Arms Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 001496489568814This is a pattern badge made entirely of wood. The original coat-of-arms of Widnes represents Quarterly Argent and Azure a Cross per cross quarterly counterchanged in the first and fourth quarters a Rose Gules barbed and seeded proper and in the second and third a Beehive between four bees volant saltirewise Or. The motto is "INDUSTRIA DITAT" which means "industry enriches". The red roses refer to the Lancashire County connection, whilst the bees are emblems of the industry. The production of this pattern badge could be related to HMS Widnes (1918), a hunt class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, paid off at Malta on 28 November 1919, and re-commissioned with reserve twice at Malta on 26 September 1929, and then 13 January 1937./internal/media/dispatcher/663/fullW.R.N.S Pattern BadgeMalta Dry DocksMMM 00146448915484The pattern badge for what represented the Women's Royal Navy Service (WRNS a.k.a Wrens), depicting an anchor inserted into a naval crown entwined with a rope, on which stands a wrens bird. The WRNS which was created in 1917, provided personnel wherever the Admiralty required them to serve. Wrens carried out a myriad of non combatant duties including clerical and manual work releasing men for sea service. In 1919, the WRNS was disbanded only to be re-formed in 1938. In Malta, WRNS served various naval establishments, and Whitehall Mansions at Ta' Xbiex was their principal quarters.