~ HMS Nubian Bronze Ships Crest Tompion 1937 Destroyer ~
This is an original piece. It is a circular shaped bronze plaque, depicting a head profile.
~ HMS Nubian ~
HMS Nubian was a Tribal class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched in 1937. She served in Cossack’s division which was preparing for war during the Albanian Crisis, cruising the eastern Mediterranean, and practicing fleet and flotilla maneuvers. When war began, she was employed on convoy escort and contraband control in that area. After having turbine problems corrected at Southampton, England Nubian was called on to carry out balloon trials at Spithead at the end of October 1939. It was hoped that towing a kite balloon would discourage low level air attack. The `Nubians’ concluded that the trials were successful as most coastal convoys began flying `barrage’ balloons.
After the war ended, Nubian and Tartar arrived home by way of the Mediterranean. For a while, Nubian served as a Reserve Fleet accommodation ship alongside Whale Island, Portsmouth England. By 1948 she was empty and lifeless. Condemned as a target vessel in Loch Striven, she was eventually scrapped at Briton Ferry, Wales on 25 June 1949.
~ Dimensions ~
The crest has a height of 5 ¾ inches (14.5 cm) and a diametre of 4 ½ inches (11.4 cm).
Weight approx 0.97Kg.
~ Condition ~
The crest is in fair condition for its age.
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