Commemorative Shield
[n.d.]
Archives
Total copies: 1
Commemorative shield from HMS Boxer, Trafford's adopted ship, with the inscription 'Praemonitus Praemunitus'. On back label 'obtained from NAAFI HQ, Singapore'.
HMS Boxer was the first of the stretched Batch II ships to enter service, being handed over from her builder in September 1983. The Boxer transferred to the 9th Frigate Squadron when it was formed in 1986. The ship's first commander was Capt. C. Cooke-Priest RN. The ship was "adopted " by Trafford in 1984. Councillor Jonathan Taylor and Mrs Barbara Taylor, the Mayor and Mayoress of Trafford, presented the captain with a plaque of the Trafford crest to be mounted on the ship. HMS Boxer was the eighth ship to bear the name: the first was a gunboat built in 1797. The ship was decommissioned in 1999.
Provenance: This item was located at the Stretford Library during the time of the 1987-1990 Trafford Leisure Services audit of art and heritage material.
Title:
Commemorative Shield
Date of work:
[n.d.]
Reference number:
AHC/987
Level of description:
Sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-file from Collection: Art and Heritage Collection (AHC)
Part of:
Collection: Art and Heritage Collection (AHC)
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedThis item is located in the archives and is available for study by appointment only. Materials must be requested at least one working day in advance, and by placing an Archival Request.
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedIt is the sole responsibility of the researcher to acquire any necessary permission(s) from copyright owners, as well as to ensure that their work does not breach copyright terms and conditions.
Language:
English
Record number:
6895816