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Medal commemorating the hospital ship, SS 'Maine'
Medal commemorating the hospital ship, SS 'Maine'. Obverse: The SS 'Maine' (starboard broadside view). Inscription, above and below: 'S. S. MAINE BERNARD N. BAKER ESQ 1899'. Legend: 'LENT TO BRITISH GOVT. FOR USE IN TRANSVAAL WAR BY PRES. OF ATLANTIC TRANSPORT COY.' Reverse: A lifebelt superimposed on two crossed flags - Union Jack and Stars and Stripes. Legend: 'FITTED AS HOSPITAL SHIP BY MESSRS. FLETCHER SON AND FERNALL LTD . LONDON.' Inscription: 'FOR THE AMERICAN LADIES HOSPITAL SHIP FUND. CHAIRMAN LADY R. CHURCHILL. HON. SEC. MRS A. BLOW. HON. TRES. MRS. RONALDS.' On lifebelt: 'S. S. - MAINE.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2793 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | Second Boer War, 1889-1902 |
| Vessels: | Maine fl.1899 |
| Date made: | 1899 |
| People: | Churchill, R; Blow, A Ronalds, Mrs |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 43 mm |