Official gun tompion of HMS Caprice

Gun tompion HMS Caprice 1943. Depiction of a mammal (goat: kid). Official design. Naval crown. Circular shape. Colour of field differs from Admiralty Ships' Badges Committee description. Pattern approved in 1945.

Object Details

ID: AAA1514
Collection: Ship Badges
Type: Gun tompion
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Caprice (1943)
People: Egan, Terrance
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 160 x 125 x 20 mm; Mortar-cover: 205 x 210 mm