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[M] Two unofficial tompion plates from a 12in. gun...
Two unofficial tompion plates from a 12in. gun of H.M.S. Africa (1905)
cast in brass in the form of a roaring lion standing on a rock inscribed H.M.S. AFRICA, with four holes for securing
11 x 14in. (28 x 36cm.)
The battleship Africa was launched at Chatham in 1905. Displacing 16,350 tons, she was sold from the service in 1920.
Two unofficial tompion plates from a 12in. gun of H.M.S. Africa (1905)
cast in brass in the form of a roaring lion standing on a rock inscribed H.M.S. AFRICA, with four holes for securing
11 x 14in. (28 x 36cm.)
The battleship Africa was launched at Chatham in 1905. Displacing 16,350 tons, she was sold from the service in 1920.