Four plates for H.M. destroyers 'Agincourt', 'Alamein', 'Armada' and 'Bicester', each approximately -- 5 x 9in. (12.7 x 22.9cm.) (4)

A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF SILVER "COMMISSIONING" PLATES each attractively engraved with the name of the vessel, her crest or badge, the date of her commissioning, and the name of her officers with their facsimilie signatures [The plates are of various sizes but are all rectangular and have corner piercings to allow for screw mounting onto a flat surface]

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Four plates for H.M. destroyers 'Agincourt', 'Alamein', 'Armada' and 'Bicester', each approximately -- 5 x 9in. (12.7 x 22.9cm.) (4)

Lot Essay

Agincourt: 2,400 tons, 355' in length with a 40' beam, launched 29.1.1945, broken up in 1974.
Alamein: 2,400 tons, 355' x 40', launched 28.5.1945; b.u. 1965
Armada: 2,325 tons, 355' x 40', launched 9.12.1943; b.u. 1966
Bicester: 1,050 tons, 264' x 31½', launched 5.9.1941; b.u. 1956

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