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inventarisnummerPLT0281 
collectiePlate    
museumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich   National Maritime Museum, Greenwich
datum1925  
omschrijvingOne of four miniature silver oars and a gold medal won in regattas by Vice-Admiral Sir Robert Francis Elkins (b.1903). Silver oar with inscriptions on both sides. The loom has 'R.F.ELKINS' on one side and 'HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH' on the other. The blade has '1ST BATTLE SQADRON [sic] OFFICERS GIGS 1925. 2ND' on one side and 'C.C. DICKINSON; J.H.DALE; N.V.GRACE; E.W.L.COOK; B.L.MOORE, R.F.ELKINS' on the other. The four oars won in the Mediterranean by Elkins when he was serving in HMS 'Queen Elizabeth' and HMS 'Valiant', and in China in HMS 'Cumberland', are displayed in a glazed frame with a gold medal commemorating the centenary of Brazilian independence in 1922, won by Midhipman R. F Elkins at an international regatta in Rio when he was serving in HMS 'Hood' (PLT0282-5). The NMM has also acquired Vice-Admiral Elkins' papers, including his midshipman's journal and his reports on the Invergordon Mutiny. 
afmetingen180 x 12 mm   
 

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