~ HMS Curlew 1917 C Class Light Cruiser Bronze Boat Badge ~
The badge, used on board one of the ship's boats, is made of bronze.
It is pierced for three screws and depicts a Curlew bird.
~HMS Curlew 1917 ~
HMS Curlew was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was part of the Ceres subclass of the C class.
In common with most of her sisters, Curlew was rearmed to become an anti-aircraft cruiser in 1935–36.
On the outbreak of war, she served with the Home Fleet. She participated in the Norwegian Campaign, and whilst operating off the Norwegian coast on 26 May 1940, she came under attack from German Junkers Ju 88 bombers of Kampfgeschwader 30 and was sunk in Lavangsfjord, Ofotfjord near Narvik. Nine sailors were lost with the ship.
