Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Royal Navy No.1 Dress

White topped, with black plastic peak, with insignia attached to front - note inside cap reads 58 8405-99-415-7985 and inside lining silk with plastic cover and synthetic lining around headband.

H.M.S. GLAMORGAN. County-class destroyer laid down September 1962 and launched 1964 by Vickers-Armstrong, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Commissioned by the Royal Navy in October 1966. She underwent a major arms refit in 1977-79 including construction of accomodation for her on-board Wessex helicopter. SHe had another refit in 1982 following damage sustained by the enemy in the Falklands War. 1986 – Decommissioned, and sold to the Chilean Navy and renamed ALMIRANTE LATORRE, where she served until 1998. She was sold for scrap in 2005 and sank at sea while under tow to be broken up.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1993.228/4

Acquisition

Donation, 9/8/1993

Measurements

diameter (mm): 290

Material

plastic
silk
wool
metal

Location

In store

Classification

clothing
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