H.M.A.S. QUEENSBOROUGH NAVAL ENSIGN PENNANT - MID-20TH CENTURY

A STRIKING NAVAL PENNANT FROM H.M.A.S. QUEENSBOROUGH, A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VESSEL. THIS TRIANGULAR WOOL FELT PENNANT FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE NAVAL CROWN AND FORTIFIED CASTLE EMBLEM RENDERED IN GOLD PRINT ENCIRCLED BY A ROPE-WORK BORDER IN GOLD. THE VESSEL'S NAME APPEARS IN BOLD GOLD LETTERING ACROSS THE UPPER PORTION, WITH OPERATIONAL THEATRE DESIGNATIONS BELOW: NORTH SEA, THE CAPE, SICILY, ITALY, INDIAN OCEAN, AND PACIFIC.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- VESSEL: H.M.A.S. QUEENSBOROUGH (HER MAJESTY'S AUSTRALIAN SHIP)
- TYPE: NAVAL ENSIGN PENNANT WITH DUAL ATTACHMENT LOOPS
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: WOOL FELT IN NAVY BLUE
- GOLD PRINT THROUGHOUT, INCLUDING CROWN, CASTLE, LETTERING, AND ROPE-WORK BORDER
- ATTACHMENT: TWO FABRIC RIBBON LOOPS SEWN TO HOIST EDGE FOR SECURE MOUNTING
- DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 28 CM WIDE AT HOIST, 65 CM IN LENGTH

DESIGN ELEMENTS:
THE HERALDIC CASTLE MOTIF REPRESENTS NAVAL FORTIFICATION AND STRENGTH, A COMMON ELEMENT IN ROYAL NAVY AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY INSIGNIA. THE OPERATIONAL THEATRE LISTINGS DOCUMENT THE VESSEL'S SERVICE ACROSS MULTIPLE GLOBAL THEATRES DURING THE MID-20TH CENTURY, INDICATING ACTIVE WARTIME OR POST-WAR DEPLOYMENT. THE GOLD WORK DEMONSTRATES QUALITY NAVAL CRAFTSMANSHIP TYPICAL OF OFFICIAL NAVAL REGALIA FROM THIS PERIOD.

CONDITION: FAIR CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND NAVAL SERVICE. THE FELT BASE IS STABLE AND SECURE. GOLD PRINT SHOWS MINOR FADING AND SURFACE WEAR BUT REMAINS WELL-DEFINED AND LEGIBLE. NO SIGNIFICANT TEARS, LOSSES, OR REPAIRS EVIDENT. THE ATTACHMENT LOOPS ARE INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL. LIGHT SURFACE SOILING PRESENT, TYPICAL OF STORED TEXTILES FROM THIS ERA.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THIS PENNANT REPRESENTS AN IMPORTANT ARTEFACT OF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY HISTORY, DOCUMENTING THE SERVICE RECORD OF H.M.A.S. QUEENSBOROUGH ACROSS MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL THEATRES DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY.

Item Size: Height: 27cm, Width: 65cm, Depth: 0.01cm, Weight: 0.04Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548799+16

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

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