Description: A nice example of a WW-I & WW-II eraRoyal Naval'HMS Resolution'Crew Member's Pill Potas converted from a Lady's Compact, (usually bought for a loved-one from the on-board shop of NAAFI) Launched in 1916,HMS Resolution was one of 5 Revenge Class Battleshipscommissioned by the Royal Navyduring the Great War. Seeing no combat action in WW-I, during the inter-war years,she alternated between the Atlantic & Mediterranean Fleets. However at the outbreak of World War Two in 1939,HMS Resolution was assigned to North Atlantic Convoy dutiesthen in May 1940 fought at the Battle of Narvikin the early-war Norwegian Campaign. In June 1940 she took part in the destruction of the French Naval Fleet atMers-el-Kebirat Oran in French Algeriato prevent it being used by the Kriegsmarine after France surrendered to Nazi Germany. Later damaged in the Battle of Dakar(the unsuccessful attempt in 'Operation Menace'to capture the French port of Dakar in French West Africa),she was refitted at Freetown before re-entering Fleet Service on convoy escort duties off Africa. In 1943 she returned to the UK, was decommissioned and used as a training shupfor the rest of WW-II and up until 1948,when she was finally paid, off, sold & ultimatelyscrapped at Fastlane in Scotland....another ignominious end for such a fine British warship. This lovely wee pot, measuring some 2" across,has obviously seen 'some action'but is a still great naval souvenir and,stamped 'Made in England' on the base,bears the proud crest of HMS Resolution to the front. (Photo. courtesy of The Tomahawk Films WW-II Archive) Thanks for looking..! We are pleased to have acquired a private Royal Naval Collection that includes a number of items of historical antecedence from the Royal Navy's most important capital ships of World War One & World War Two ..some that featured at the Great War's 'Battle of Jutland' and against the Kriegsmarine in WW-II in 'The Battle of the Denmark Straits' and 'The Hunting of Graff Spee & Bismarck' Included are items from illustriously-named battleships & heavy cruisers such as HMS Dorsetshire, Suffolk, Malaya, Newcastle, Glorious, Rodney, Grand Duke, Royal Sovereign, Hood, Vanguard, Benbow etc. Once fully researched & documented, we will slowly start to list them for sale here in our our eBay shop and also via our display cases down at The Lyndhurst Antiques Centre in The New Forest..
Price: 45 GBP
Location: Winchester, Hampshire
End Time: 2023-11-23T11:17:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 31.37 GBP
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
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Return policy details: Alderney Vintage Collectibles offer a returns policy, subject to the normal rules of business etiquette & fair trading! Please contact us in the first instance by e-mail or 'phone if any subsequent problems arise after a successful purchase & delivery from us has been completed.
HMS Suffolk: HMS Victorious
Issued/ Not-Issued: Issued
Clothing Type: Pill Pot
Kriegsmarine: Battle of Narvik
HMS Grand Duke: HMS Glorious
Service: Navy
Mels-el-Kebir: Faslane
Modified Item: No
HMS Hood: HMS Norfolk
Type: Personal Gear
The Battle of Denmark Strait 1941: Norwegian Campaign 1940
Conflict: World War II (1939-1945)
Era: 1914-1945
Country/ Organization: Great Britain
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
North Atlantic Convoys: Revenge Class Battleships
Battle of Dakar: Battle of Jutland
