HMS Amphion Steel 1945 Submarine Boat Badge

~ HMS Amphion Steel 1945 Submarine Boat Badge ~

The badge is an original piece from the submarine.

It bears the ship's name and emblem of a sea dragon's head.

Being a late war piece, it is made of cast steel, rather than bronze due to austerity measures.

~ HMS Amphion ~

HMS Amphion (P439), was an Amphion-class submarine of the Royal Navy, built by Vickers Armstrong and launched 31 August 1944.

HMS Amphion, later S43, was the first of the class to be launched in August 1944. She was originally to be named as HMS Anchorite but their names were exchanged before launch. Of the class, only Amphion and HMS Astute were completed before the end of the war, and neither were involved in hostilities. In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

~ Condition ~

The badge is in good order.

~ Dimensions ~

The boat badge is 22.5 cm (9 inches) tall by 17.5 cm (7 inches) wide.

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