HMS Swiftsure was one of three Minotaur-class light cruisers built for the RN during the 2nd world war. Swiftsure joined the Home Fleet on commissioning and was the first British cruiser designed around the concept of an operations room and modern radar, with sensor screens and communications positioned for efficient operation. During her service in the Pacific in 1945, she proved the most efficient anti-aircraft cruiser in the fleet.

In 1944 she was assigned to the Eastern Fleet where, in November 1944, she became a unit of the newly formed British Pacific Fleet. In the Pacific she participated in the Okinawa Campaign of March–May 1945 and in June took part in the carrier raid on Truk. Here the British Pacific Fleet were operating as part of Task Group 111.2, with the cruisers shelling the islands. On 30 August 1945 this group re-entered Hong Kong and accepted the Japanese surrender there. Swiftsure was at this time the flagship of the British Pacific Cruiser Squadron and was selected by Admiral Cecil Harcourt to hoist his flag for the Japanese surrender.

In 1953 she took part in the Fleet Review to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II and after several refits and failed upgrades she was finally paid off in 1962 and scrapped.

The 9.5” x 7.5” Bronze badge is in fine fettle and well presented on a thick bakelite electrical conductor board with a bronze wall mount to the back.

£595

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