An interesting bronze eagle plaque from the mess of HMS Furious will be of great interest to Nautical Collectors, Naval Historians, and HMS Collectors at Unique Auction’s Antiques & Collectors auction in June.
The plaque features a bronze flying eagle on a bakelite roundal, and displays the words Furious et Furiosus.
HMS Furious was a modified Courageous-class battlecruiser built for the Royal Navy (RN) during the First World War. Designed to support the Baltic Project championed by the First Sea Lord of the Admiralty, Lord John Fisher, the ship was very lightly armoured and armed with only a few heavy guns. Furious was modified and became an aircraft carrier while under construction. Her forward turret was removed and a flight deck was added in its place, so that aircraft had to manoeuvre around the superstructure to land. Later in the war, the ship had her rear turret removed and a second flight deck installed aft of the superstructure, but this was less than satisfactory due to air turbulence. Furious was briefly laid up after the war before she was reconstructed with a full-length flight deck in the early 1920s. read more on wikipedia
Bronze Eagle Plaque from Mess of HMS Furious
Fine Antiques & Collectors Sale Saturday 27th June and Sunday 28th June
The Saturday 27th June and Sunday 28th June Fine Antiques & Collectors Sale starts at 9am. Viewing of items is from 9am-6pm on Friday 26th June and from 7am the morning of the sale. The sale will also be available online for bidding through the Sale Room, Easyliveauction.com and invaluable.com.
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