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WW II Royal Navy Allied Warship HMS Hugh Walpole (FY 102) Hand Carved Box
$ 66
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Description
Interesting Piece of MemorabiliaHand carved Box with a crown, sails, coat of arms/badge
WW II Royal Navy Allied Warship HMS Hugh Walpole (FY 102)
Information found about this ship:
Allied Warships
HMS Hugh Walpole (FY 102)
ASW Trawler
Navy
The
Royal Navy
Type
ASW Trawler
Class
[No specific class]
Pennant
FY 102
Built by
Cochrane & Sons Shipbuilders Ltd. (Selby, U.K.)
Ordered
Laid down
Launched
14 Nov 1936
Commissioned
Oct 1939
End service
History
Competed in January 1937.
Taken over by the Admiralty on 27 August 1939.
Displacement: 498 tons.
Armament: 1 4" gun.
Sold in April 1946.
Renamed Rossella in 1954.
Scrapped at Ghent, Belgium on 12 June 1959.
Interesting History, interesting box
Obviously crafted by someone who was possibly part of her history and inspired to create this great piece
The box measures 7.2 x4 x 3.2
A great Collectible Objet
Enjoy!