£1,100
THE SHIP'S BELL FROM H.M.S. CARDIFF, 1979
cast and brass-inscribed H.M.S. CARDIFF 1979 in black-filled lettering and black painted interior complete with clapper -- 10½in. (26.5cm.) square
Bonhams Knightsbridge: MOD Disposal Auction, 28 November 2007, lot 195
A Type 42 Destroyer built by Vickers SB and launched on 22 February 1974, Cardiff wasn't commissioned until 1979. When the Falklands War erupted in 1982 she formed part of the Task Force. Although she escaped undamaged, she was involved in a 'friendly fire' incident with an Army helicopter. She subsequently took part in the first Gulf War of 1991 and was decommissioned in July 2005 at Portsmouth.
some modest wear to the letter filling, the C of Cardiff has been repainted green, as has the crown, couple of small nibbles to rim otherwise in fine overall condition
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