Summary
Commissioning pennant of the mine sweeper HMS 'Lydd'. The pennant was flown during the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France, 26 May - 3 June 1940. It shows signs of blast damage and bullet strikes.
According to Naval-History Net, the Lydd's pennant number for visual signalling purposes was changed from N44 to J44 in May 1940, before the evacuation.
The donor, R. P. Jemmett, served as chief petty officer on the 'Lydd'.
Physical Description
Cloth pennant, red, black and grey, machine-sewn. Extensive deterioration and losses.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from R. P. Jemmett, 08 Aug 1951
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Dimensions
950 mm (Length), 85 mm (Width), 5 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: max. dimensions
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References
Imperial War Museum web site [Link 1] accessed 5/7/2017. John Grehan, Martin Mace, 2014. The BEF in France 1939-1940: Manning the Front Through to the Dunkirk Evacuation. Hugh Sebag-Montefiore, 2007. Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man. 'HMS LYDD (N 44) - Old Hunt-class Minesweeper', accessed from [Link 2] 5/7/2017.
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Keywords
Flags, Naval Vessel Accessories, Pennants, World War II, 1939-1945