Vintage Ships Bell

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Antique ship bell made of bronze, including its original charred wood yoke, steel and iron fittings. With clapper. A ship bell is used for the indication of time as well as other tra...

A 1920s ship's bell on a Art Deco bronze circular mount, for the steam ship PIAKO. Steam Merchant ship Piako, built in 1920 by A. Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse, Glasgow, for New Ze...

This bronze ship’s bell is incised with the legend ‘Ballarat’ and has a suspension bracket and plaited rope bell-pull. The interior is painted white....

Mounted Bronze Ships Bell from MV ERIMUS 1922, Thornaby on Tees Bronze Ships Bell with purpose made Mounting Bracket from MV ERIMUS which was launched in 1922 and was launched from ...

Infuse your home with exotic charm with this delightful vintage Moroccan bell. Crafted from aged brass, this charming piece features intricate etched details and a vibrant touch of p...

Resonate with the charm of global travel and old-world craftsmanship with this enchanting vintage brass call bell. Likely of Indian origin, this piece features a classic domed silhou...

A WWII ship's bell from the Royal Navy minesweeper HMS Queen of Thanet, dated 1941. Pendant number J-30. Diameter: 27cm - 10 ½ inches. Height: 28 cm - 11 inches. HMS Queen of Thanet (J30), formerly HMS Melton, was a Racecourse-class minesweeper of the Royal Navy. She was built by William Hamilton & Company in Port Glasgow, Scotland. Melton was launched in March 1916 with the pennant number 898. During World War I she served with the Auxiliary Patrol. Post-war she was transferred to the Mine Clearance Service. Between the wars Melton was sold to Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co in 1927. She was bought by The New Medway Steam Packet Company in 1929 and converted for excursion work on the River Medway and River Thames. She was renamed Queen of Thanet. For the next twelve years she could be found working from Sheerness and Southend. Regular excursions took her to Gravesend, Margate, Clacton and Dover as well as cross-channel voyages to Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk. In September 1939 she was requisitioned by the Admiralty for minesweeping duties once more and commissioned as HMS Queen of Thanet, pennant number J30. In May 1940 she took part in the Dunkirk evacuation rescuing 4,000 men in four trips. Of that number, 2,000 were transferred from the ex-LNER steamer Prague, after the latter had been damaged by near misses from shells and dive bombers off Gravelines. For Operation Overlord in June 1944 she was stationed at Selsey as the Mulberry Despatch Control Ship. After the war she was returned in 1946 to her owners to recommence excursion work around the Thames Estuary. In January 1949 she was sold to Red Funnel and transferred to Southampton. After refitting at Thorneycroft's yard at Northam she was commissioned in the spring as the company's second Solent Queen. For the next two years she operated excursions from Southampton in the summer. In June 1951 while slipped for survey and repair, she caught fire and was written off as a constructive loss. She was scrapped by Dover Industries Ltd at Dover Eastern Docks in 1951 Literature on HMS Queen of Thanet see: Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships...

Old Brass Ships Dinner Hand Bell A Great piece, the bell is made in solid brass with the unusual addition of a riveted decoration and it has a beautiful teak turned handle The be...

Industrial lighting piece of vintage lighting. Ships spotlight which is mounted by an iron yoke onto a brass pedestal. Rewired with an electric socket. ...