Ship's bell

Ship's bell from HMS 'Pansy' (1915). The bell has a 15 13/16 inche diameter and is incised on the waist: 'Pansy 1915'. It has a handbell type argent, it has no moulding wires, but with a ridge on the outside of the soundbow. It has a wrought iron clapper with staple screwed into the crown.

Object Details

ID: EQA0476
Collection: Ship equipment; Communications and signalling
Type: Ship's bell
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Pansy 1915 [HMS]
Date made: 1915
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 360 mm x 380 mm x 380 mm x 39 kg
Parts: Ship's bell