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H.M.S. "ADVENTURE" WWII British Royal Navy Cruiser-minelayer Ship 1930s Ad Card

$ 6.85

Availability: 12 in stock
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    H.M.S. "ADVENTURE" WWII British Royal Navy Cruiser-minelayer Ship 1930s Ad Card
    NOTE:
    THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
    THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
    THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
    AND
    THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    3 '' x 2 1/2 ''  or  7.5 cm. x 6.2 cm.
    THIS IS AN ORIGINAL 1930s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
    H.M.S."ADVENTURE"
    Cruiser-minelayer
    This ship, the only vessel of her type, was
    laid down at Devonport at the end of 1922
    and completed in May 1927. The stern was
    originally flat, but this was subsequently
    redesigned and rebuilt in 1932. During the
    Great War the more extensive minelaying
    operations were carried out by large
    converted merchant ships and liners, and
    even old warships. The Adventure has been
    specially constructed for this particular
    work. In addition to her equipment of mines,
    she mounts four 4-7-inch anti-aircraft guns
    and a number of smaller calibre. The mines,
    of which 340 are carried, are stored below,
    mounted on their sinkers on special racks
    which permit of them being dropped through
    the  doors in the stern of the vessel. Her
    tonnage is 6,740, and her speed 28 knots
    with 40,000 h.p.
    THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
    SEE IMAGES ABOVE
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    3 '' x 2 1/2 ''  or  7.5 cm. x 6.2 cm.
    NOTE:
    THE IMAGE ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
    TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
    THIS CARD IS  NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
    IT IS NOT PERFECT
    THERE MAY BE:
    SLIGHT PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS - WEAK CORNERS
    SEE THE IMAGES ABOVE!
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    WE COMBINE SHIPPING
    BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
    BUY 5 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND SHIPPING IS FREE
    NOTE:
    ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERD
    MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
    INQUIRE IF CONCERNED!