Lot 4497

Description

H.M.S. Howe appreciation plaque, ship's badge in nickel plated bronze mounted on a shaped timber board, painted on the bottom is the inscription, 'A Token Of Appreciation / of The Hospitality Extended To Us During / Our Visit To Your City. / H.M.S.Howe.', at the sides 'P.O.Edmonds.' and 'P.O.Martin.' Some nickel plating worn off otherwise very fine.

H.M.S.Howe was the last of the five British King George V Class battleships of the Royal Navy. Laid down in 1937, commissioned in the same year and scrapped in 1961. During WWII she was part of the British Home Fleet. She visited Sydney on 18 January 1945, then New Zealand from 2-10 February, returning to Sydney and left on 28 February with the British Pacific Fleet (BPF). She visited Sydney again on 5 June 1945, leaving the BPF and sailing to South Africa for a refit.