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ROYAL NAVY SHIPS' BADGES.
H/B 1974 (ISBN 0 85944 011 7)
The awarding of badges to British ships-of-war has an ancient and honourable heritage dating back over the centuries. Always a reflection of the ships name itself and the achievements of previous warships to carry the same name they are significant in perpetuating pride in the vessel. This book examines the history of ships badges, describes how they were made and how they are made today, and provides colour illustrations of the types. The bulk of the book is a selection of ships boat badges from the National Maritime Museum with detailed histories of the famous and not-so-famous warships that carried them into battle.
Among the British warships represented in this evocative book are:- Amazon, Amphion, Benbow, Boreas, Caroline, Castor, Cavendish, Danae, Dauntless, Devonshire, Eclipse, Folkestone, Galatea, Glorious, Glowworm, Gnat, Grenville, Hermes, Hood, Lowestoft, Marlborough, Nelson, Renown, Rocket, Royalist, Sea Lion, Sesame, Sikh, Southampton, Stormcloud, Sussex, Telemachus, Thunderer, Tiger, Valhalla, Valiant, Wallace, Warspite, Warwick and Wild Swan.