Vintage HMS Bacchante Ships Crest

Vintage HMS Bacchante Ships Crest. Very High Quality with some minor signs of age
£45
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H “7 W “5.5
In 1970, Bacchante joined Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), with which she visited a variety of ports and performed naval exercises. The following year, in 1971 Bacchante deployed to the West Indies. While there, she participated in a number of naval exercises, including an exercise with the aircraft carriers HMS Ark Royal and USS America. She acted as West Indies Guardship in 1973. During the same period, she was deployed for the Second and Third Cod Wars as part of the Fishery Protection Squadron.
Ice on HMS Bacchante fo'c's'le off Iceland Jan 1976
HMS Bacchante Ships company Indian Ocean Oct 76
Being one of only two frigates to emerge undamaged from the Cod War, she visited Wilmington Delaware, and then New York, to take part in the USA Bicentennial celebrations, 4th July 1976
Bacchante was deployed to the Persian Gulf in 1981 conducting the second ever Armilla patrol taking over from Minerva visiting the Somali capital of Mogadishu and the Oman capital of Muscat (often drifting in the Indian Ocean to conserve fuel). In 1982, Bacchante became the Gibraltar Guardship and joined the Birmingham group deploying to the South Atlantic to undertake duties during the Falklands War. Shortly after the war was over the crew was sent ashore to aid the local populace in the disaster recovery operations, providing navigational landmarks for ships located in Stanley Sound and attempting to refloat the high commissioner's barge (but failing); also providing well deserved respite for Royal Marines and navy divers (hot food and accommodation). Whilst trying to erect a navigational radar reflector the team sent ashore, they wandered through a mine field (no injuries received). Some Commanding Officers of note include Julian Oswald and John Brigstocke.
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