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Cap tally named to HMAS OTWAY
Image Not Available for Cap tally named to HMAS OTWAY

Cap tally named to HMAS OTWAY

Date1968-1994
Object number00040892
NameCap tally
MediumSilk
Dimensions30 x 1010 mm
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ralph Sanderson
DescriptionHMAS OTWAY sailor's cap tally. Cap 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 OTWAY - Oberon class submarine in the Royal Australian Navy from 1968 to 1994. The casing and fin are displayed in the NSW country town of Holbrook.