242 WARSHIP WEEKS have started THIS PLAQUE IS PRESENTED TO H.M.S. SANS ORIGINE TO COMMEMORATE HER ADOPTION BY THE CITIZENS OF ANY TOWN DURING WARSHIP WEEK OCTOBER 18-25.1941 SAVINGS CAMPAIGN ... ANYTOWN SAVINGS COMMITTEE WAR This is the idea Every town or area whose Warship Week reaches the amount in National Savings at which it aims, will be able to 'adopt' a ship. To commemorate this adoption, the Admiralty will give a copy of the ship's badge for permanent exhibition in the town or area—which in turn will have the privilege of presenting a plaque to be fixed on the quarter deck of the ship.
- Collection ID
- HATOM
- Document Reference
- HATOM/1/144
- Document Types
- Ephemera
- File Reference
- HATOM/1
- Identifier
- 10.1080/wtss.hatom.000001.144
- Keywords
- Advertising Banking Finance Financial Services Freight Shipping Investment Publicity Publicity Campaigns Savings Warships
- Language
- English
- Organizations Discussed
- National Savings Committee
- Pages
- 1
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Preparations for War Peace the Wartime Economy
