Crossed miniature oars made from S.S. 'Navarra'

Pair of crossed wooden miniature oars which a shield attached (brass on bakelite). Inscribed: ' Made from the oars of German S.S. 'Navarra' sunk by HMS 'Orama' Nov 11th 1914'.

Object Details

ID: REL0553
Collection: Relics
Type: Model oar
Display location: Not on display
Creator: RNR, John Robertson Eng-Cdr
Events: World War I, 1914-1918
Vessels: Orama (1911); Navarra fl.1914 (German)
Date made: After 1914; S.S. Navarra crossed miniature oars
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm x 180 mm x 265 mm