Official boat badge of HMS Iroquois

The boat badge of HMS 'Iroquois' 1918. The official design approved in July 1922. On a green field the head of a native North American wearing a feather headress. The badge is a diamond shape with a gold rope twist border representing an auxiliary. It is made of cast brass, painted and drilled at the corners. 'IROQUOIS' is inscribed on the reverse. HMS 'Iroquois' was a minesweeping sloop launched in 1918. She was used as a survey ship in 1922 and was sold in 1937.

Object Details

ID: AAA1970
Collection: Ship Badges
Type: Boat badge
Display location: Not on display
Vessels: Iroquois 1918 (HMS)
Date made: After 1922
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 165 x 160 x 15 mm