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.