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Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Vengeance', 1899
Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Vengeance', 1899. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the battleship under steam. Exergue: 'H. M. S. VENGEANCE.' Reverse: Inscription, 'LENGTH 390 FEET, BREADTH 74 FEET, DISPLACEMENT 12950 TONS. LAUNCHED BY MRS ALBERT VICKERS 25 JULY 1899.' Legend: 'H. M. S. VENGEANCE FIRST BATTLESHIP BUILT AT BARROW 13500 I . H . P.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2043 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Story, W. T.; C., A. C. |
| Vessels: | Vengeance 1899 (HMS) |
| Date made: | 1899 |
| People: | Story, W. T.; C., A. C. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 38 mm |
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