HMAS LONSDALE

Date1942-1992

Object number00040889

NameCap tally

MediumSilk

Dimensions30 x 820 mm

ClassificationsClothing and personal items

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ralph Sanderson

Terms

cap tally

DescriptionCap tallies are significant items of uniforms for Royal Australian Navy sailors. They indicate the ship or establishment a sailor is based at and are worn at all times on sailors' caps.HistoryHMAS LONSDALE - established as a naval depot at Port Phillip in 1942 for recruiting and training naval servicemen for World War II. It closed in 1992.