Plaque, HMNZS Otago

Title

Plaque, HMNZS Otago

Description

HMNZS Otago (F111) was a frigate in the Royal New Zealand Navy.  As part of "Operation Pilaster," this ship was involved in New Zealand's protest of France's atomic bomb testing in the Pacific in 1973 - she had specific orders to convey strength and to be an instrument of illustrating peaceful passage.
The central badge is painted plaster and is affixed to the wood board with brass screws.

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plaque_hmnzs-otago.JPG

Citation

“Plaque, HMNZS Otago,” dittybag, accessed November 2, 2024, http://dittybag.ianewatts.org/collection/items/show/85.

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