HMS Minstrel Boat Badge – 1945

Original Royal Navy Boat Badge – HMS Minstrel 1945

HMS Minstrel was an Algerine Class Minesweeper

Built by Redfern Construction Ltd Toronto, Canada

In 1945 HMS Minstrel joined the 10th MSF, Nore Command

She was bought by the Royal Thai Navy in 1947 and renamed HTMS Phomsamton

In 1947 She attended the Queens Coronation Spithead review in 1953 whilst on Naval Cadet training

She is still in service as a training ship and is believed to be the oldest Steam engined warship still in service

Dimensions :

18cm diameter overall   15cm diameter badge

1.6 kg weight

We have been the Worlds largest dealers in these original Royal Navy artefacts for over thirty 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

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