£380.00 (inc. VAT)

Original Unofficial Royal Navy HMS Taurus Gun Tampion

HMS Taurus was an R-class destroyer, launched in 1917

4in Gun Tampion

Unofficial as the badge pre dates the standardisation of all Royal Navy badges that came into effect in 1919

Built by Thornycroft , HMS Taurus was one of two R-class destroyers ordered in 1915 as part of the Seventh War Construction Programme alongside HMS Teazer. She served in the Tenth Destroyer Flotilla as part of the Harwich Force during the war.

HMS Taurus was reduced to reserve at Devonport on 16 October 1919 and sold to Metal Industries of Charleston for breaking on 18 February 1930.

Dimensions :

12.5cm Dia

1.5kg 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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