Silver salver presented to Vice-Admiral Jerzy Swirski in 1947 by the ships of the Polish Navy which, under his command, left Poland at the outbreak of the war with Germany in 1939 to join the forces of the Royal Navy and Naval Forces of Britain's other allies.

Large circular salver on three feet. The border is waved and moulded with scallop decoration. The face of the salver is engraved in Polish, with ships' names arranged into a large 'V' in the centre and '1925-1947'. Above the 'V' is a cross pattee with a crest of an arm wielding a scimitar, and below the 'V' is inscribed 'WICE ADMIRALOWI KIEROWKICTWA MARYNARKI WOJENNEZ OFICEROWIE MARYNARKI WOJENNEZ I.P.M.S.K. 10 LUTY [February] 1947’.

Vice-Admiral Jerzy Wlodzimiem Swirsky KCB served in the Polish Navy 1925-47. He was made an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1941 as a mark of the esteem the British people had for the Polish Navy in exile during World War II. Swirsky's Order of the Bath was also presented to the NMM (MED2419) and is framed with the salver, which was presented to the NMM in 1962 by the Admiral's widow.