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Lifesaving award
Obverse: Head of King Humbert I (left). Legend: 'UMBERTO I. RE D'ITALIA'. Reverse: Inscription: 'A Capitano John Hausen del brigantino a palo KATE CROSBY DI BELFAST in memoria dei soccorsi prestati il 2 Settembre 1887 all equipaggio del brigantino a palo italiano FELICE QUEIROLO naufragato nei paraggi delle ISOLE SEYCHELLES'. Legend: 'MINISTERO DELLA MARINA'.
The Italian vessel 'Felice Queirolo' foundered on a voyage from Antwerp to Genoa on the 2 September 1887 in the North Sea. Eleven of the crew were picked up by the 'Kate Crosby' and landed at Liverpool.
The Italian vessel 'Felice Queirolo' foundered on a voyage from Antwerp to Genoa on the 2 September 1887 in the North Sea. Eleven of the crew were picked up by the 'Kate Crosby' and landed at Liverpool.
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Object Details
| ID: | MED0669 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Lifesaving award |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Speranza, Filippo |
| Vessels: | Felice Queirolo fl.1887; Kate Crosby 1868 |
| Date made: | 1887 |
| People: | Hausen, John; di Savoia, Umberto Ranieri Carlo Emanuele Giovanni Maria Ferdinando Eugenio |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 56 mm |