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An image showing 'Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Vengeance', 1899; obverse'
An image showing 'Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Vengeance', 1899; reverse'
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Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Vengeance', 1899

Medal commemorating the launch of HMS 'Vengeance', 1899. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of the battleship under steam. Exergue: 'H. M. S. VENGEANCE.' Reverse: Inscription, 'LENGTH 390 FEET, BREADTH 74 FEET, DISPLACEMENT 12950 TONS. LAUNCHED BY MRS ALBERT VICKERS 25 JULY 1899.' Legend: 'H. M. S. VENGEANCE FIRST BATTLESHIP BUILT AT BARROW 13500 I . H . P.'
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Object Details

ID: MEC2043
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Medal
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Story, W. T.; C., A. C.
Vessels: Vengeance 1899 (HMS)
Date made: 1899
People: Story, W. T.; C., A. C.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 38 mm