Cap ribbon: SMS 'Hindenburg'
A cap ribbon that is related to the German naval battlecruiser SMS 'Hindenburg', which was scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919. It consits of a black piece of ribbon with lettring stitiched into it. The letters 'SM' were unpicked from the ribbon. The rest of the ribbon has the words 'S. HINDENBURG' stitiched into the ribbon.
Object Details
| ID: | UNI1857 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Uniforms |
| Type: | Cap ribbon |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Vessels: | Hindenburg (German) |
| Date made: | 1917-1918; 1917-1919 |
| People: | German Navy; Yates, Andrew V. S. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | 720 mm x 33 mm |