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WWII submarine's Jolly Roger flag sells for £13,000 at auction | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
The flag was made from scraps of material by petty officer Sharp (pictured on the right in the back row), he was awarded The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) | The flag was made from scraps of material by petty officer Sharp (pictured on the right in the back row), he was awarded The Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) |
A Jolly Roger pirate flag from a World War Two Royal Navy submarine has sold at auction for £13,000. | |
The flag, which has been stored in a loft in Weymouth, Dorset, for more than 40 years, was made by Petty Officer Sharp aboard HMS Unbroken. | |
It was sold by his grandson Gordon Sharp, who said he hoped it would "go to a museum so other people can see it". | |
The flag was auctioned at the Tank Museum in Bovington. | |
The white bars signify merchant ships and the red bars represent warships sunk by the submarine | The white bars signify merchant ships and the red bars represent warships sunk by the submarine |
When the flag came to light in the loft, Mr Sharp said: "I didn't know what it was at first - it was incredible to be holding a bit of history in your hand. | When the flag came to light in the loft, Mr Sharp said: "I didn't know what it was at first - it was incredible to be holding a bit of history in your hand. |
"It was made from scraps of material onboard the submarine. It's quite large so I'm not sure where he kept it on such a small submarine, perhaps he used it as a pillow." | "It was made from scraps of material onboard the submarine. It's quite large so I'm not sure where he kept it on such a small submarine, perhaps he used it as a pillow." |
Unbroken spent much of the war in the Mediterranean operating out of Malta | Unbroken spent much of the war in the Mediterranean operating out of Malta |
Dorchester-based auction house Duke's said: "The stars and cannon represent four merchant vessels sunk with the deck gun. | |
"The white bars signify merchant ships and the red bars warships. | "The white bars signify merchant ships and the red bars warships. |
"The daggers show that Unbroken undertook four 'Cloak and Dagger Operations'." | "The daggers show that Unbroken undertook four 'Cloak and Dagger Operations'." |
The submarine was loaned to the Soviet Navy in 1944, returned in 1949 and scrapped in 1950. | |
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