Official gun tompion of HMS St Vincent

Gun tompion HMS St Vincent 1908. Depiction of a mythological animal (demi winged horse). Official design. Unpainted. Design cannot have been in use before 1919.

Object Details

ID: AAA1736
Collection: Ship Badges
Type: Gun tompion
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: St. Vincent (1908)
People: Burney, Charles Dennistoun
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 35 x 390 mm; Crest-back: 25 x 465 mm