H.M.A.S. WALLAROO ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY PENNANT - CIRCA 1950S-1960S

A SIGNIFICANT NAVAL PENNANT FROM THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, BEARING THE OFFICIAL DESIGNATION H.M.A.S. WALLAROO. THIS TRIANGULAR PENNANT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN NAVAL HERITAGE AND MARITIME HISTORY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- VESSEL: H.M.A.S. WALLAROO, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY
- CONSTRUCTION: SILK OR SATIN WITH GOLD BRAID TRIM
- INSIGNIA: PRINTED NAVAL CREST FEATURING ANCHOR AND CROWN MOTIF WITHIN CIRCULAR WREATH
- TEXT: "H.M.A.S WALLAROO" IN EMBROIDERED LETTERING
- TRIM: GOLD PRINT BORDER ON ALL EDGES WITH REINFORCED CORNERS
- PERIOD: MID-20TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1950S-1960S

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE PENNANT DISPLAYS HONEST, AGE-APPROPRIATE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH ITS SERVICE HISTORY AND SUBSEQUENT STORAGE. THE BASE SHOWS EXTENSIVE SURFACE SCRATCHING AND SCUFFING MARKS ACROSS BOTH SIDES, INDICATING DECADES OF DISPLAY AND HANDLING. THE GOLD TRIM, WHILST LARGELY INTACT, EXHIBITS TARNISHING AND MINOR FRAYING AT THE EDGES. THE EMBROIDERED NAVAL INSIGNIA—FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE ANCHOR AND CROWN WITHIN A CIRCULAR WREATH—REMAINS CLEARLY LEGIBLE AND WELL-DEFINED. THE PRINTED LETTERING SPELLING "H.M.A.S WALLAROO" IS CRISP AND READABLE. OVERALL FABRIC COLOUR SHOWS EXPECTED FADING AND DISCOLOURATION TYPICAL OF AGED SILK OR SATIN EXPOSED TO LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS OVER MANY DECADES. THE MATERIAL EXHIBITS BRITTLENESS CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE OF THE PIECE, THOUGH SOME SMALL TEARS OR SIGNIFICANT LOSSES ARE PRESENT.

HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE:
H.M.A.S. WALLAROO WAS A SIGNIFICANT VESSEL IN THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY'S OPERATIONAL HISTORY. NAVAL PENNANTS SUCH AS THIS WERE OFFICIAL SHIP'S COLOURS, FLOWN TO IDENTIFY THE VESSEL AND REPRESENT NAVAL AUTHORITY. THIS EXAMPLE REPRESENTS AN AUTHENTIC ARTEFACT OF MID-20TH CENTURY AUSTRALIAN NAVAL SERVICE AND REMAINS A VALUED COLLECTIBLE FOR NAVAL HISTORIANS, MILITARY MEMORABILIA ENTHUSIASTS, AND AUSTRALIAN MARITIME HERITAGE COLLECTORS.

PROVENANCE:
THE PENNANT SHOWS EVIDENCE OF LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL OR PRIVATE COLLECTION DISPLAY, CONSISTENT WITH ITS CONDITION PROFILE. THE WEAR PATTERNS SUGGEST IT HAS BEEN PRESERVED AS A HISTORICAL ARTEFACT RATHER THAN SUBJECTED TO ACTIVE USE.

THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC NAVAL PENNANT SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY IN MARITIME COLLECTIONS, NAVAL HISTORY EXHIBITIONS, OR AS A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO AUSTRALIAN MILITARY MEMORABILIA HOLDINGS.

Item Size: Height: 27cm, Width: 61cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.03Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+23

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

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