~ HMS Token (P328) Wood Mounted Metal Submarine Badge ~
This circular aluminium plaque is painted and depicts a hand wearing a ring against a blue background.
It is attached by screws to a shaped hard wood mount.
~ HMS Token ~
HMS Token was a British submarine of the third group of the T class. The submarin was built as P328 at Portsmouth Dockyard, and launched on 19 March 1943. So far she has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name Token. Commissioned into service after the end of the Second World War, she had a relatively peaceful career with the Navy, finally being scrapped at Cairn Ryan in March 1970.
~ Dimensions ~
The wooden mount has a height of 10.2 inches (25.5 cm) and diameter of 7.7 inches (19.4 cm).
The crest badge is 9 inches (22.8 cm) and a diameter of 6.9 inches (17.5 cm).
It weighs approximately 1.28 kg.
~ Condition ~
There is some paint loss to the crest and the ring finger was slightly miscast with a ding.