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Official ship's badge of HMS Moorhen
Ship's badge of HMS 'Moorhen' 1901. It is an official design, a diamond shape with a gold rope twist border, a naval crown above. 'MOORHEN' is inscribed on the name tablet. It depicts on a field white, a moorhen proper (in realistic colours). The pattern was approved in January 1930. The badge is made of brass, painted and drilled at the corners. HMS 'Moorhen' was a river gunboat, built by Yarrow in 1901. She was sold in 1933 for breaking up.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA1602 |
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| Collection: | Ship Badges |
| Type: | Ship's badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Moorhen (1901) |
| Date made: | 1930 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 480 x 450 x 30 mm |