Bell from HMS Delhi, 1919. Nautical Lantern Leather collars

Leather collars

Overall Dimensions:    20"H x 13"W x 10"D

Nine inch diameter vent opening

enabling ships to communicate navigational

Bell from HMS Delhi, 1919. Nautical Lantern Leather collarsSolid brass bell from the ship HMS Delhi, engraved DEHLI and dated 1919. HMS Delhi was a Danae class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy, launched in 1918 and commissioned in 1919 at the close of the First World War. Designed for speed and long range service and displacing approximately 4,850 tons, she was armed with six 6 inch guns, anti aircraft weapons, and torpedo tubes. During the interwar years, Delhi served on overseas stations including