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.'
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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 |