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Official boat badge of HMS Sandhurst
The boat badge of HMS 'Sandhurst' 1915. An official pattern submitted in November 1919. On a red field, an army officer's rank star, gold. The field colour and the officer's shoulder 'pip' refer to the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. The badge is diamond-shaped with a gold rope twist border representing an auxiliary. It is made of cast brass, painted and drilled at the corners. 'SANDHURST' is inscribed on the reverse. HMS 'Sandhurst' was a depot ship for destroyers purchased in 1915 and broken up in 1946.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA1906 |
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| Collection: | Ship Badges |
| Type: | Boat badge |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Sandhurst 1915 (HMS) |
| Date made: | After 1919 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 160 x 160 x 15 mm |