HMAS SNAPPER NAVAL TRAINING DEPOT PENNANT - FOUNDED 1928

A SIGNIFICANT AUSTRALIAN NAVAL PENNANT COMMEMORATING HMAS SNAPPER, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT. THIS TRIANGULAR WOOL FELT PENNANT FEATURES GOLD DETAILING AND SILK APPLIQUÉ WORK CHARACTERISTIC OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY NAVAL REGALIA.

IDENTIFICATION AND SIGNIFICANCE:
- VESSEL: HMAS SNAPPER TRAINING DEPOT
- FOUNDED: 1928
- TYPE: NAVAL TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT PENNANT
- ORIGIN: AUSTRALIAN (ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY)

DESIGN ELEMENTS:
THE PENNANT DISPLAYS A CENTRAL NAVAL CREST FEATURING A RED ANCHOR WITH A GOLD CROWN AND RED STAR, ENCIRCLED BY A ROPE BORDER IN GOLD PRINT. THE BANNER READS "SNAPPER IS" IN GOLD LETTERING. THE RIGHT SIDE FEATURES "SYDNEY TRAINING DEPOT" WITH AN ENGRAVED SHIP ILLUSTRATION. DECORATIVE ROPE SCROLLWORK IN GOLD PRINT ADORNS THE UPPER LEFT AND LOWER RIGHT CORNERS. THE LEFT EDGE FEATURES TWO FABRIC ATTACHMENT LOOPS FOR DISPLAY MOUNTING.

CONSTRUCTION:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: NAVY BLUE WOOL FELT
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- ATTACHMENT: FABRIC LOOPS SEWN TO HOIST EDGE
- FINISH: TRADITIONAL NAVAL PENNANT CONSTRUCTION

CONDITION: THE PENNANT REMAINS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE. THE WOOL FELT RETAINS ITS DEEP NAVY COLOUR WITH ONLY MINOR FADING TO THE GOLD/WHITE PRINT CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND DISPLAY. ALL EMBROIDERED ELEMENTS ARE SECURE AND LEGIBLE. NO TEARS, LOSSES, OR SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ARE EVIDENT. THE FABRIC LOOPS REMAIN INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL.

PROVENANCE: AUSTRALIAN PRIVATE COLLECTION. HMAS SNAPPER OPERATED AS A TRAINING DEPOT FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FROM ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1928. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HERITAGE AND TRAINING HISTORY.

NAVAL TRAINING PENNANTS OF THIS ERA AND QUALITY ARE INCREASINGLY SCARCE, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM ESTABLISHED AUSTRALIAN NAVAL INSTITUTIONS. THIS EXAMPLE REPRESENTS AUTHENTIC NAVAL REGALIA FROM THE INTERWAR PERIOD OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

Item Size: Height: 27cm, Width: 69cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+20

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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