 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Ashtray - Copper, inscribed 'Made From Ex-German Submarine' 'Deutschland' Broken up by Robert Smith & Sons, Birkenhead. At the end of WWI Germany had to surrender its U-boat fleet to Britain and France. Most were scuttled but Britain kept 2. In 1923 they were broken up for scrap. The ashtrays were made from the copper of the electric motors, and given out as souvenirs. Format: realia Object: ashtrays Titles: Ashtray made from vessel Deutschland Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania Object number: MMT_A_1991-486 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Maritime Museum of Tasmania. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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