Vintage Treen HMS Iron Duke Teak Letter Opener Nautical Marine WW1 WW2 Royal Navy Admiral Jellicoe
Vintage Treen HMS Iron Duke Teak Letter Opener Nautical Marine WW1 WW2 Royal Navy Admiral Jellicoe
Vintage Treen HMS Iron Duke Teak Letter Opener Nautical Marine WW1 WW2 Royal Navy Admiral Jellicoe

Vintage Treen HMS Iron Duke Teak Letter Opener Nautical Marine WW1 WW2 Royal Navy Admiral Jellicoe

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Vintage Treen HMS Iron Duke Teak Letter Opener Nautical Marine WW1 WW2 Royal Navy Admiral Jellicoe

Item - Vintage Souvenir Letter Opener made from the teak of the Royal Navy's HMS Iron Duke after the ship was decommissioned and scraped in 1948 (please see all photos).

Maker - Unknown

Stamps - Brass Plaque Attached

Type - Souvenir

Circa - 1950s

Construction - Teak

Country of Origin - England

Dimensions - 7.75" in length

Weight - 21 gram

Condition - Excellent Used Condition (one of the best we have seen!)/ (please see pics)

Other Interesting Points - HMS Iron Duke was a Dreadnought battleship (the lead ship of her class) launched in 1912. She served in the First World War as the flagship of the Grand Fleet during the First World War, including at the Battle of Jutland.

During the 1930s she was converted into a gunnery training ship; her armour and much of her armament was removed to render her unfit for combat.

She served in this capacity until the outbreak of the WW2 when she was moored in Scapa Flow as a harbour defence ship. Due to this she was badly damaged by German bombers and was run aground to avoid sinking.

She continued to serve as an anti-aircraft platform for the duration of the war, and was eventually refloated and broken up for scrap in 1948.

Iron Duke's Ship's Bell is on display at Winchester Cathedral.

(Please see all Photos).

POSTAGE & PACKAGING

There is a charge of £3.00 for Postage and Packaging to all U.K. Residents (Standard UK Delivery), we will also ship Worldwide please check table below for delivery costs. If you have any questions please feel free to contact!

Postage Rates for this Item
Next Day UK Delivery £8.00
Signed For UK Delivery £4.00
Standard UK Delivery £3.00
Air Mail Europe £4.50
Air Mail Outside Europe £6.00
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