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War service plaque
War service plaque from the British Railways ferry SS 'Amsterdam' 1950. Made of copper alloy with the enamelled house flag of British Railways at the top. It is inscribed: 'BRITISH RAILWAYS / S.S."AMSTERDAM" / IS THE THIRD SHIP BEARING THIS NAME TO OPERATE / ON THE HARWICH - HOOK OF HOLLAND ROUTE. / THE FIRST / AMSTERDAM / WAS IN COMMISSION FROM 1894 TO 1928 AND WAS ON / SERVICE IN THE 1914-1918 WAR. / THE SECOND / AMSTERDAM / COMMISSIONED IN 1930, SERVED IN THE 1939 - 1945 WAR / AS A TROOP SHIP AND LATER AS A HOSPITAL CARRIER. / SHE TOOK PART IN D-DAY NORMANDY LANDINGS, AND / WAS SUNK OFF THE NORMANDY COAST ON THE / 7TH AUGUST 1944.'
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Object Details
| ID: | HRA0022 |
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| Collection: | Heraldry |
| Type: | War service plaque |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Amsterdam (1930); Amsterdam (1893) |
| Date made: | 1950 |
| People: | British Rail |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 305 x 394 x 13 mm |
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