A George V Presentation Silver Model of a Galleon on a wooden plinth
A George V Presentation Silver Model of a Galleon on a wooden plinth
Hallmarks for William Comyns, London 1913
The presentation plaque reads:
"Launch of S.S. 'San Hilario', November 22, 1913. The ceremony was performed by Mrs. Carr, to whom this silver ship is presented by the Eagle Oil Transport Co., Ltd., as a memento of the occasion"
Completed for Eagle Oil in Palmer's Shipbuilding and Iron Camp. Newcastle upon Tyne; The "San Hilario" was sunk by gunfire from German submarine U43 on the 20th April 1917.
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