Boat's badge

[Thanasis]

1. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/a-maltese-boat.20257/#post-535051
2. https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/ironclad-navigation-lights.20339/

Ok let's make it triple.
"Averof" was a Gr. armoured cruiser that was built at 1910, along with her sister ships, the Italian "Pisa" and ""Amalfi" .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_cruiser_Georgios_Averof
A friend of mine has built a boat of her (Averof) a "Lancia de corsa" and I'm helping him with infos.


So what could be engraved-written the oval shape plate on the bow of the boat, as well on the boats of her sister ships.
As I found the rules at least for comercial shiping, was set after the sinking of the "Titanic".
Does anyone know what would applied to battleships of that era.
Thx

 

[Jerome]

I believe there would be a number on the bow so that boat would always be stowed in the same spot on deck.

 

[Roger Pellett]

The bows of US Navy ships boats carried a brass letter designating the name of the vessel to which the boat was attached. Example: A boat with the letter A would be from the USS Arizona.

The bows of British Royal navy boats carried a replica of the ship’s badge.

Roger

 

[Thanasis]

Thank you both mates.
I've come across your suggestions and I also found-read that it could be also a "logo" of the construction shipyard as it has maintained on parts of the ship or even the at every time captain's will..

It could be also a combination of a ship’s badge and the name of her, as well the Gr coat of arms (Kingdom of Greece at that time) with the name of the ship...
The original-primary boats have replaced through the time, so nothing can be said with certainty.
Because my friend wants to donate the model to the ship museum "Averof", I would agree with him that for a museum exhibit something on perpuse missed, is better that a wrong one.
Many thanks

 

[paul ron]

Thank you both mates.
I've come across your suggestions and I also found-read that it could be also a "logo" of the construction shipyard as it has maintained on parts of the ship or even the at every time captain's will..
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It could be also a combination of a ship’s badge and the name of her, as well the Gr coat of arms (Kingdom of Greece at that time) with the name of the ship...
The original-primary boats have replaced through the time, so nothing can be said with certainty.
Because my friend wants to donate the model to the ship museum "Averof", I would agree with him that for a museum exhibit something on perpuse missed, is better that a wrong one.
Many thanks

what? fratelli is the italian restaurant down the block. its nice to see they've been around so long.

can you tell me more about the fratelli item in your photo?

 

[Thanasis]

Paul for a moment I thought you had an answer in my query.
But whatever have in mind, has nothing to do with pizza...
The item is a capstan and the written in translation means "1911 Livorno * Fratelli (Brothers) Orlando (Roberts) & C."
Thx

 

[paul ron]

yes i know. but its so coincidental fratelli is a family name running a restaurant down the block. im sure when i tell anthony fratelli, he'd be delighted. btw its not pizza. if you ever visit nyc, ill treat you to lunch there.

id be curious to know more about your fratelli capstan find?