HMS Vidal was a Survey ship. Built in Chatham Dockyard, commissioned in 1954. HMS Vidal spent her career carrying out surveys for the Navy, and supporting scientific work for the British government. She played her part for the British government in securing the islet of Rockall during the Cold War, and raising the Union jack in 1955. HMS Vidal was broken up in 1976. 

To Note: This Royal Navy badge came from the famous Ferrers Walker collection. Mr Ferrers Walker spent a lifetime collecting the largest and most significant WW1 and WW2 Naval history artefacts. He gave his collection to Portsmouth Naval Museum to exhibit.

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A Note from TM Owner, Mark Jameson -

"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."