 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Cap badge, SS Jervis Bay, built in Britain c1921 by the Australian Commonwealth Line to transport passengers between UK and Australia. Later operated by Shaw, Savill & Albion Line still on UK-Aust passenger route. Became an armed merchant cruiser in WWII and was sunk in a battle in the North Atlantic by the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer in Nov 1940. Captain Fogarty Fegan was postumously awarded the Victoria Cross for this action. Format: realia Object: caps Titles: Cap Badge - SS Jervis Bay Subjects: badges Institution: Maritime Museum of Tasmania Object number: MMT_A_1991-526 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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