WW1 Royal Navy HMS Leander Ratings Cap Tally Badge.

WW1 Royal Navy HMS Leander Ratings Cap Tally Badge.

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WW1 Royal Navy HMS Leander Ratings Cap Tally Badge.

A good full length example, Circa Great War. Length 49 1/2 inches

HMS Leander the Royal Navy's first Leander-class cruiser launched in 1882.  In 1904 she was commissioned as a "depot ship for torpedo boat destroyers" and served in this role during the Great War. She was scrapped in 1919.