Souvenir felt pennant - TSMV Manoora

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Angus & Coote

1935 - 1961

Overview

Triangular souvenir maritime pennant in horizontal orientation made from a black felt base with printed white, red, blue, grey and gold detailing.
The graphics and text on the pennant are screen-printed using oil-based paint or thick lacquer ink.
The wide end of the pennant has two fabric ties attached to the edge for hanging. On the left, there is a white line illustration depicting a passenger liner ship steaming forward through waves. The ship's hull has a thin red or pink waterline accent.
The ship illustration is encircled by a stylised white rope loop which is broken on the lower left by waves on the ocean and on the upper right by the smoke coming from the single funnel. Two seabirds are flying to the outside upper left of the rope border.
On the right of the illustration is a depiction of the company flag (white with a blue cross and a central red star) with the text 'ADELAIDE S.S. CO.' printed across the lower flagpole.
Further to the right, the bolded text reads 'T.S.M.V. MANOORA' underlined by some white waves.
The reverse is plain with the exception of the maker's tag, which reads 'SUPPLIED BY Angus & Coote, BADGE SPECIALISTS, 500 GEORGE ST. SYDNEY'.

Historical information

TSMV (Twin Screw Motor Vessel) Manoora was constructed by Alexander Stephen & Sons in Glasgow, Scotland, and launched in 1934 for the Adelaide Steamship Company.
In 1935, she began regular passenger and cargo voyages along the Australian coastline on the Cairns–Sydney–Fremantle run.
She also played a social role, hosting port balls to raise funds for local charities and promote high-end Australian travel.
Following the outbreak of World War Two, Manoora was requisitioned by the Australian Government on 11 October 1939 and outfitted for military service. Her military career was divided into two distinct, highly active operational phases - the first as an Armed Merchant Cruiser (AMC) from 1939-1942, and the second as a Landing Ship, Infantry (LSI) from 1942-1945.
After the Japanese surrender, Manoora spent two years operating as a troop transport, evacuating rescued prisoners of war, moving refugees, and ferrying soldiers to and from Japan as part of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF). She was officially decommissioned from naval service on 6 December 1947.
The Manoora returned to commercial coastal passenger service in 1949, continuing until 1961, when she was sold to indonesian interests. She sank off Luzon on November 18, 1972, while being towed to a Japanese scrapyard.

There are large number of souvenir items relating to TSMV Manoora and her sister ship, TSMV Manunda, held in the collection.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-119-RoW01110

Item type

Collectibles

Ephemera

Pennants

Souvenirs

Themes

Social History

Transport