HMS Damsay was a WWll Royal Navy Isle class Trawler. Built by George Brown & Co, Greenock Scotland. This class of trawlers were used by the Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal New Zealand Navy during World War II.

In June 1943 HMS Avon Vale was deployed at Portsmouth as part of Force L. The destroyer sailed from Solent with the escort of the Follow-up Convoy L1 from Nore. This escort was made up of the trawler HMS Damsay and the 143rd MMS Flotilla. This nameboard came from the Ferrers Walker collection.

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"We have been the World’s largest dealers in these original Royal Navy artefacts for over twenty years now, the bulk of our stock coming directly from invitation by the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy Museum in Portsmouth Dockyard. In a market full of souvenirs & fakes, we are are proud to present to you these, the ‘Real McCoy,’ in which to confidently invest, and wholeheartedly enjoy."