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Brooch
Nine carat gold 'sweetheart' brooch depicting submarine K5, built in 1917. It shows a waterline starboard profile of the vessel, enamelled 'K5' on the superstructure. The brooch is impressed '9C' behind the pin. The submarine was lost in an accident on 21 January 1921.
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Object Details
| ID: | ZBA5189 |
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| Type: | Brooch |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Places: | London |
| Vessels: | K5 1916 (HMS) |
| Date made: | After 1917 |
| People: | Chamberlin, Trevor Ronald |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 14 mm x 61 mm x 5 mm x 6.6 g |
| Parts: | Brooch |