Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Powerful'

Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Powerful'. Obverse: Port broadside view of the vessel. Exergue: 'H. M. S. POWERFUL'. Reverse: Legend, 'H. M. S. POWERFUL LENGTH 500 FEET 25000 HORSE POWER.' Inscription: 'LAUNCHED BY HER GRACE THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE . AT . BARROW IN FURNESS 24TH JULY 1895.'

Object Details

ID: MEC2038
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Story, W. T.
Vessels: Powerful (1895)
Date made: 1895
People: Story, W. T.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 41 mm
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