HMS Marksman Gun Tampion – 1915
The unofficial Tampion from HMS Marksman 1915
£432.00 (inc. VAT)
The unofficial gun tampion from HMS Marksman 1915
HMS Marksman was a Marksman-class flotilla leader of the British Royal Navy
Unofficial as the badge pre dates the standardisation of all Royal Navy badges that came into effect in 1919
Built by Hawthorn Leslie’s Newcastle upon Tyne shipyard began in 1914, shortly before the outbreak of the First World War, and the ship was launched and completed in 1915
She took part in the Battle of Jutland in 1916 and survived the war. In 1918, HMS Marksman left the 6th Destroyer Flotilla and rejoined the Grand Fleet as part of the 11th Destroyer Flotilla, transferred to the Northern Patrol and led a major operation to intercept the homewards bound German cruiser submarine U-151 between the Shetland and Faeroe Islands
HMS Marksman was sold for scrap in 1921
Dimensions :
6.5 in 16.5 cm diameter
1.3 kg weight
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