HMAS SNAPPER TRAINING DEPOT PENNANT - FOUNDED 1928

A SIGNIFICANT AUSTRALIAN NAVAL PENNANT COMMEMORATING HMAS SNAPPER, THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY TRAINING DEPOT ESTABLISHED IN 1928. THIS TRIANGULAR WOOL FELT PENNANT FEATURES NAVAL INSIGNIA AND REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN MARITIME MILITARY HISTORY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- MAKER: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
- FOUNDED: 1928
- VESSEL TYPE: TRAINING DEPOT
- PRIMARY EMBLEM: ANCHOR WITH CROSS MOTIF WITHIN CIRCULAR ROPE BORDER, PRINTED IN GOLD/WHITE AND RED THREAD
- INSCRIPTION: "SNAPPER IS" IN GOLD PRINT WITH "FOUNDED 1928" ABOVE
- SECONDARY TEXT: "SYDNEY TRAINING DEPOT" IN GOLD EMBROIDERY
- VESSEL ILLUSTRATION: DETAILED EMBROIDERED SHIP SILHOUETTE TO STARBOARD SIDE
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- CONSTRUCTION: WOOL FELT PENNANT WITH GOLD AND CREAM PRINT
- CONDITION: GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED WEAR AND LIGHT SURFACE SOILING CONSISTENT WITH HISTORICAL USE

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
HMAS SNAPPER SERVED AS A TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT FOR THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DURING THE INTERWAR AND WORLD WAR II PERIODS. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS THE OFFICIAL INSIGNIA OF THE DEPOT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN DISPLAYED AT THE TRAINING FACILITY IN SYDNEY HARBOUR. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND EMBROIDERY DETAIL REFLECT THE QUALITY STANDARDS OF NAVAL INSIGNIA PRODUCTION DURING THE 1920S-1940S ERA.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS AN AUTHENTIC PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HERITAGE AND MILITARY MEMORABILIA FROM THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF THE MODERN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY.

Item Size: Height: 27cm, Width: 62cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+26

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

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