HMAS QUEENBOROUGH NAVAL PENNANT - AUSTRALIAN NAVAL ENSIGN CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A STRIKING WOOL FELT PENNANT IN DEEP FOREST GREEN, FEATURING THE OFFICIAL INSIGNIA AND NAME OF HMAS QUEENBOROUGH, A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL. THE PENNANT DISPLAYS THE DISTINCTIVE NAVAL CROWN AND ANCHOR EMBLEM WITH ROPE SURROUND, ACCOMPANIED BY THE SHIP'S NAME IN BOLD GOLD PRINTED LETTERING.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: WOOL FELT IN FOREST GREEN WITH GOLD PRINT DETAILING
- DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 25 CM WIDE AT THE HOIST, 58 CM IN LENGTH
- CONSTRUCTION: PRINTED GOLD LETTERING AND INSIGNIA ON WOOL FELT GROUND, WITH COTTON BACKING AND FABRIC MOUNTING TABS
- INSIGNIA: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY CROWN AND ANCHOR WITHIN ROPE CIRCLE, WITH SHIP'S MOTTO BANNER READING 'SEEK AND SLAY'
- CONDITION: GOOD FOR AGE, WITH MINOR FADING TO PRINT CONSISTENT WITH DISPLAY HISTORY

PROVENANCE AND CONTEXT:
HMAS QUEENBOROUGH WAS A BATHURST-CLASS MINESWEEPER THAT SERVED WITH DISTINCTION IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DURING AND AFTER WORLD WAR II. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS THE VESSEL'S OFFICIAL NAVAL IDENTITY AND WOULD HAVE BEEN FLOWN FROM THE SHIP'S MAST DURING ACTIVE SERVICE OR DISPLAYED AT NAVAL ESTABLISHMENTS. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND MATERIALS REFLECT MID-20TH CENTURY NAVAL MANUFACTURING STANDARDS.

CONDITION NOTES:
THE FELT RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL COLOUR AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. GOLD PRINT SHOWS MINOR AGE-RELATED FADING IN SELECT AREAS BUT REMAINS PREDOMINANTLY BRIGHT AND LEGIBLE. NO SIGNIFICANT TEARS, STAINS, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE MOUNTING TABS ARE SECURE AND FUNCTIONAL. THIS PENNANT SHOWS HONEST WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE NAVAL SERVICE HISTORY AND PERIOD DISPLAY USE, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF RESTORATION OR CONSERVATION TREATMENT.

Item Size: Height: 25cm, Width: 58cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+21

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

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