ROYAL NAVY / H.M.S ARTEFACTS
Welcome to our selection of antique Royal Navy and HMS artefacts. Royal Navy & HMS items are very collectable, with ships bells, treadplates and nameboards being the most popular maritime antiques and nautical collectables.
Below is our selection of Royal Navy & HMS maritime antiques and nautical collectables.
ANTIQUE SHIP'S NAMEBOARD.
Antique ships nameboard from the British Royal Navy ship H.M.S. GRAEMSAY. This nameboard would have been mounted on the side of the ship's bridge.
Cast brass letters mounted onto a wooden backboard.
Dimensions: Length 4ft 10" / 148 cm - Letter height 6" / 15 cm.
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ANTIQUE SHIP'S NAVIGATION LANTERNS.
A matching pair of ships Port & Starboard lanterns.
A rare pair of British Admiralty / Royal Navy pattern ships Port and Starboard navigation lanterns. Made from copper with brass fittings, glass fresnel lenses. All components stamped with the British Broad Arrow mark. One lanterns is stamped BULPITT & SONS, 1905,
Height to top of chimney 15.5" / 39 cm - max height 17.5" / 44 cm
ROYAL NAVY HMS SHIPWRECK ARTEFACT
Royal Navy HMS shipwreck artefact
A copper fixing pin recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. ANSON, wrecked on Loe Bar, Cornwall on 29th Dec 1807. Mounted on hardwood base with brass plaque. The copper fixing pin has Naval Broad Arrow marks stamped along its length. base measures 14.5" (37cm) x 6" (15cm)
ANTIQUE SHIP'S NAVIGATION LANTERNS.
A matching pair of British Admiralty / Royal Navy pattern ship's Port and Starboard navigation lanterns. Constructed from copper with brass fittings, glass fresnel lenses and original oil burners.
Applied brass plaques stamped BOW PORT PATT 23 & BOW STARBOARD PATT 24, The lanterns are also stamped: ALDERSON & GYDE LTD, BIRMINGHAM, 1944 & 1945. - Height to top of chimney 16" / 40 cm - max 18" / 46 cm.
BRASS SUBMARINE CREST
A cast brass crest for the Nuclear Submarine LE REDOUTABLE.
The French Nuclear Submarine LE REDOUBTABLE or "The formidable" was built in 1964 and had a displacement of 8000 tons and a length of 420 feet. The Submarine was decommissioned in 1991and in the year 2002 opened as a museum ship.
Diameter of crest: 12 cm / 4.75 inches.
ROYAL NAVY RUM PUMP
A late 19th/early 20th Century Royal Navy Rum Pump.
Made from copper and tinned internally to prevent a metallic taste to the rum, brass rod plunger and valve with beech wood handle. Length: 41 inches / 104 cm.
The rum pump was used to decant the neat rum from barrels and into containers before being made into grog.
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A PAIR OF ANTIQUE DOLPHIN SEA SERPENT DECORATIONS
A pair of antique dolphin / sea serpent decorations that are believed to have been removed from a Royal Navy Admirals barge .
Made from cast brass these single sided brass dolphin decorations are very ornate and detailed.
Height: 5 inches / 13 cm.
BRASS SHIP'S CREST
A cast brass crest for the American Destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DLG 8)
The American Destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DLG 8) was launched in July 1959 and had a displacement of 5800 tons and a length of 512.5 feet. This American warship was decommissioned in October 1992 and was broken up for scrap.
Diameter of crest: 12.5 cm / 5 inches.
A PAIR OF ANTIQUE DOLPHIN SEA SERPENT DECORATIONS
A pair of antique dolphin / sea serpent decorations that are believed to have been removed from a Royal Navy Admirals barge .
Made from cast brass these double sided brass dolphin decorations are very ornate and detailed.
Height: 5.5 inches / 14 cm.
ANTIQUE HMS / ROYAL NAVY BATTLESHIP PORTHOLE.
Antique ship's porthole / scuttle. A large British Royal Navy Battleship porthole. Opening brass and glass door, brass back plate with twin dog clamps.
22 inch / 56 cm max diameter, 15 inch / 38 cm glass.
ROYAL NAVY PULLEY BLOCKS
A matching pair of antique British Admiralty pattern pulley blocks. These Royal Navy double blocks are top quality, they are fitted with bronze sheaves and the brass tally plates shows rope size, weight and lifting specification.
Maximum height of each pulley block: 36cm / 14 inches.
Maximum width of each pulley block: 18cm / 7 inches.
ROYAL NAVY DOLPHIN / SEA SERPENT
A stylised dolphin or sea serpent, these were used for decoration on Royal Navy Admirals Barges.
Made from cast brass and chrome plated.
Height: 11.5 inches / 29 cm.
ANTIQUE SAILORS MARITIME FOLK ART CARVING.
Antique sailors folk art wood carving of a saluting seaman. This hand carved sculpture depicts a Royal Navy sailor in uniform and it is stamped at the base H.M.S CAMPERDOWN. It is made from teak so it has probably been made from a piece of replaced decking from the ship.
H.M.S. CAMPERDOWN was a British Royal Navy battle class destroyer, She was named after the Battle of Camperdown, a naval engagement between the British and Dutch that took place in 1797, and resulted in a British victory.
The ship was built by Fairfields Shipbuilding & Engineering Company and launched on 8 February 1944 and commissioned on 18 June 1945.
ANTIQUE HMS / ROYAL NAVY SHIPS BELL
Antique ship's bell engraved H.M.S CRESCENT, 1931. From the British Royal Navy 'C' Class Destroyer.
Height 12.5 inches / 32 cm, Diameter 12.5 inches / 32 cm
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ROYAL NAVY HMS SHIPWRECK ARTEFACT
A copper fixing pin recovered from the wreck of H.M.S. ASSOCIATION, wrecked on the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall on 22nd Oct 1707. Mounted on hardwood base with brass plaque.
base measures 8.5" (21cm) x 5"
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ROYAL NAVY DOLPHINS / SEA SERPENTS
A matching pair of stylised dolphins or sea serpents, these were used for decoration on Royal Navy Admirals Barges.
Made from solid brass and chrome plated.
Height: 14 inches / 36 cm, Lenght: 12 inches / 30 cm.
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