An unusual copper and brass electrified lantern made by the electrical artificers of H.M.S. Warspite, 1913-1947, from an earlier design and used to illuminate the aft section of the quarter deck of H.M.S.Warspite. Details include styalised dolphin hoist bracket, beaten copper body of octagonal form -- 29in (73.7 cm) high -- with seven frosted glass panels; an iron bracket for wall mounting; a cast brass Tompion coat-of-arms of H.M.S.Warspite; and a gilded plaque inscribed 'Quarter deck lantern from H.M.S. Warspite 1913-1947. Jutland 1916, Narvik 1940, Matapan 1941, Crete 1941, Malta convoys 1941, Sicily 1943, Salerno 1943, Normandy 1944, Walcheren 1944' ; and a framed letter from Admiral Sir William Andrewes who commissioned the construction of the lantern in about 1930 See ilustration
An unusual copper and brass electrified lantern made by the electrical artificers of H.M.S. Warspite, 1913-1947, from an earlier design and used to illuminate the aft section of the quarter deck of H.M.S.Warspite. Details include styalised dolphin hoist bracket, beaten copper body of octagonal form -- 29in (73.7 cm) high -- with seven frosted glass panels; an iron bracket for wall mounting; a cast brass Tompion coat-of-arms of H.M.S.Warspite; and a gilded plaque inscribed 'Quarter deck lantern from H.M.S. Warspite 1913-1947. Jutland 1916, Narvik 1940, Matapan 1941, Crete 1941, Malta convoys 1941, Sicily 1943, Salerno 1943, Normandy 1944, Walcheren 1944' ; and a framed letter from Admiral Sir William Andrewes who commissioned the construction of the lantern in about 1930 See ilustration
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