Official boat badge of HMS Cambrian
The boat badge of HMS 'Cambrian' 1916. The official design approved in July 1921. It depicts on a field white, a Welsh dragon red on a mount green. The badge is a pentagonal shape with a gold rope twist border representing a cruiser. It is made of cast brass, painted and drilled at the corners. 'CAMBRIAN' is inscribed on the reverse. HMS 'Cambrian' was a light cruiser launched at Pembroke dock in 1916. She spent the end of the war with the 4th light cruiser squadron. She underwent a refit during 1924-26 and in 1929 conveyed troops to China. She was sold for breaking up in 1934.
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Object details
| ID: | AAA1959 |
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| Collection: | Ship Badges |
| Type: | Boat badge |
| Display location: | Display - Sea Things Gallery |
| Vessels: | Cambrian (1916) |
| Date made: | 1921-1934; 1921-34 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 135 x 140 x 15 mm |