Memorial

HMS Minotaur

Source: Copyright Amy Savage by kind permission of the Commanding Officer HMS Collingwood

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Current Location

Located in the foyer, The Wardroom, HMS Collingwood, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AS, England

SU 57141 04163

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Type of Memorial: Trophy / Relic
WMR Reference Number: 100146
Description: Plain silver-coloured metal plate with silver-coloured metal decoration above. In the centre of the decoration is a portrait of Lord Nelson surmounted by a crown and flanked by two flags, foliage, a modern battleship and a sailing battleship. Underneath is a scroll with an inscription. Main inscription in gold lettering underneath the plate. All mounted within a display case made from wood and glass. Small silver-coloured metal inscription plate mounted underneath main inscription. Inscription incised.
Inscription: PLATE FROM LORD NELSON'S DINNER SERVICE: PRESENTED BY THE NAVY LEAGUE IN APPRECIATION OF/ THE GREAT SERVICES RENDERED BY H.M.S. MINOTAUR DURING THE WORLD-WAR: 1914-1918. HMS NELSON TO HMS COLLINGWOOD/ ON THE OCCASION OF/ THE OPENING OF THE NEW WARDROOM/ 30TH JULY 1975

Plate

Made from: Metal

Condition: Good

Case

Height: 820 mm

Width: 465 mm

Depth: 95 mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good