HMS Furious Ships Crest, Aluminium, 15 One Off Casting Aircraft Carrier

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HMS Furious Ships Crest, Aluminium, 15 One Off Casting Aircraft Carrier

HMS Furious Ships Crest, Aluminium, 15 One Off Casting Aircraft Carrier
HMS Furious (47) Ships Crest – Unmounted. One Off Casting This circular aluminium plaque depicts a large “F” with a thunderbolt striking through it. These crests were either cast from the originals or from the Admiralty pattern. HMS Furious was a modified Courageous class. Built for the Royal Navy. (RN) during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project. Championed by the First Sea Lord. Furious was modified and became an aircraft carrier. Her forward turret was removed and a flight deck. Was added in its place, so that aircraft had to manoeuvre around the superstructure to land. Furious was briefly laid up after the war before she was reconstructed with a full-length flight deck in the early 1920s. After her conversion, Furious was used extensively for trials of naval aircraft and later as a training carrier once the new armoured carriers like Ark Royal entered service in the late 1930s. During the early months of the Second World War. The carrier spent her time hunting for German raiders in the North Atlantic and escorting convoys. This changed dramatically during the Norwegian Campaign. The first of what would be a large number of aircraft ferry missions was made by the carrier during the campaign. At first Furious made several trips to West Africa. But she began to ferry aircraft to Gibraltar. An unsuccessful attack on German-occupied ports on the Arctic Ocean. Interrupted the ferry missions in mid-1941. Furious was given a lengthy refit in the United States and spent a few months training after her return in April 1942. She made several more ferry trips in mid-1942 before her aircraft attacked airfields in Vichy French. As part of the opening stages of Operation Torch. Furious spent most of 1943 training, but made a number of attacks on the German battleship Tirpitz and other targets in Norway during the first half of 1944. Dimensions The badge weighs 4.85kg and has a diameter of 15 inches (38cm). It has two mounting holes in the back. Condition The crest is in decent condition. For further details and conditions see pictures below… The item “HMS Furious Ships Crest, Aluminium, 15 One Off Casting Aircraft Carrier” is in sale since Friday, July 27, 2012. This item is in the category “Antiques\Marine/Maritime”. The seller is “theantiquesstorehouse” and is located in Portsmouth, Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
HMS Furious Ships Crest, Aluminium, 15 One Off Casting Aircraft Carrier