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Description: | Silver trophy presented to HMMV 'Winchester Castle', 1931, by Amy Johnson, the aviator (1903-41).
Silver cup with angular double handles, and a bulbous rim, standing on a raised cirular foot. It is inscribed: 'Presented by MISS AMY JOHNSON TO THE SPORTS CLUB OF R.M.M.V. "WINCHESTER CASTLE" FOR ANNUAL COMPETITION.'
RMMV 'Winchester Castle', 20,000 tons, was built by Harland & Wolff in 1930. She was part of Union Castle's mail service between Southampton and the Cape and later, during World War II, she served as a troopship and then an assault ship, and in 1949 returned to the mail service.
Inscription.
caption: Cup | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Johnson Winchester Castle 1930 Amy cups (drinking vessels) | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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