~ HMS Faulknor F Class Destroyer Bronze Ships Crest Miniature Plaque ~
The plaque is a miniature version of the ships crest and has the ships motto underneath, It sits on a black wooden board.
HMS Faulknor was the flotilla leader for the F-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s. The ship had a particularly active operational role during World War II, being awarded 11 battle honours, and was known as “The hardest worked destroyer in the Fleet”. She was the first ship to sink a German U-boat, took part in the Norwegian Campaign, served with Force H in the Mediterranean on the Malta Convoys, escorted convoys to Russia and across the Atlantic, and saw action during the invasions of Sicily, Italy and Normandy, and was at the liberation of the Channel Islands. She was then decommissioned and sold for scrap in late 1945.
~ Condition ~
The piece is in good order.
~ Dimensions ~
The plaque is 12.5 cm (5 inches) square.
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