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HMAS Tobruk Plaque and Presentation Case

Royal Australian Navy
Overview

Wooden shield-shaped plaque with raised painted metal emblem of HMAS Tobruk with presentation case featuring small engraved aluminium plaque.

Historical information

This plaque was presented by the Commanding Officer to the Town of Albany during the ship's visit to Albany port.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-2013.5.116
Item type
Plaques
Themes
Defence > Navy
Material
Aluminium
Enamel Paint
Plastic
Velvet
Wood
Width
137 mm
Height or length
180 mm
Weight
209 g
Inscriptions and markings

On plaque front "TOBRUK / FAITHFUL AND STRONG"
On plaque back "AUSTRALIAN MADE / Townsend Productions / QUALITY CRESTS / 6/109 HUNTER STREET / HORNSBY, 2077. / TELEPHONE: (02) 477 7467 / FAX: (02) 476 5903" and "THIS CREST HAS BEEN / APPROVED BY THE DEPT. OF / DEFENCE, R.A.N. CANBERRA, A.C.T. / The design is Crown Copyright and / reproduction without permission is illegal."
On wooden presentation case, "PRESENTED BY / COMMANDING OFFICER / HMAS TOBRUK"

Keywords
Royal Australian Navy
City Of Albany
Princess Royal Fortress Military Museum
HMAS Tobruk
Place made
Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Well provenanced
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878

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HMAS Tobruk Plaque and Presentation Case
HMAS Tobruk Plaque - front
HMAS Tobruk Plaque - back

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