A rare ladies submarine brooch has been discovered by staff at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport, Hampshire. This delicate brooch is thought to have been specially commissioned for a serving submarine officer to give to his sweetheart. Alongside other “tokens of love” made by submariners, the brooch will be on display and part of the family extra activities at the Museum during the Half Term Holidays from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 February. The newly discovered brooch, dated 1909 is made of solid silver by Liberty’s and is reminiscent of a C class submarine.
George Malcolmson, Archivist at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum said, “I would think that this brooch is pretty unique probably ordered by a submarine officer for his wife or girlfriend” “I have never seen another one like this. It is a remarkable piece of jewellery and I would love to know more about the story behind it”
It was common for submariners to make their own tokens of love for sweethearts on the long stretches of service on submarines. Often many such objects were made from silver spoons “borrowed” from the officer’s mess onboard a submarine. The Submarine Museum will be displaying some of the best examples of love tokens made by submariners and the rare “Liberty” brooch during the Half Term Holidays from Monday 13 to Thursday 16 February. There will also be extra hands on family activities making Valentines cards and decorating love spoons on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of that week.
The Submarine Museum is open every day during the school holidays and a visit includes a tour onboard the only surviving WW2 walk through submarine in the UK, HMS Alliance. For more information visit www.submarine-museum.co.uk or call 023 92510354 ext 240.
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