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Gun tompion from HMS King George V (1911)
Tompion from the one of the ten 13.5 - inch main armament guns of HMS 'King George V' 1911. Depiction of a male human head, that of King George V (reg.1910-35) facing left, as on coins of the period. The tompions of the 1939 'HMS King George V' were similar but with a rope twist border.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA1995 |
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| Collection: | Ship Badges |
| Type: | Gun tompion |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916 |
| Vessels: | King George V (1911) |
| Date made: | 1911; 1937-39 1938-39 |
| People: | King George V; Goldie, Thomas Leigh |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 40 x 440 mm; Crest-back: 30 x 490 mm |