~ HMS Rodney Pin Tray c1936 ~
A small chrome (possibly silver) plated pin tray, or ash tray from HMS Rodney c1936.
The piece is in the form of a rabbit silhouette with small square tray below
To the centre of the tray is a metal and enamel HMS Rodney badge depicting an eagle with banner below and crown atop.
The underside of the tray is stamped with a design registry no. of ‘810523’ which dates this to 1936.
~ Dimensions ~
The tray measures 6.5cm (2 ⅓ inches) by 5.5cm (2 ¼ inches) with a height of 8cm (3 ¼ inches).
It weighs 40g.
~ Condition ~
The piece has a few marks, some light scratching and has a little wear to the plating in parts but has no major damages.
~ HMS Rodney ~
HMS Rodney (pennant number 29) was one of two Nelson-class battleships built for the Royal Navy in the mid-1920s. The ship was named after
Admiral Lord Rodney. The Nelsons were unique in British battleship construction, being the only ships to carry a main armament of 16-inch (406 mm)
guns, and the only ones to carry all the main armament forward of the superstructure. As her superstructure was located aft of midships like RN fleet
oilers whose names carried the …’ol’ suffix, she was sometimes derisively referred to as “Rodnol”. Commissioned in 1927, Rodney served extensively in
the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean during the Second World War.
Rodney played a major role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941. During and after Operation Torch and the Normandy
landings, Rodney participated in several coastal bombardments.
In poor condition from extremely heavy use and lack of refits, she was scrapped in 1948.
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