1919 Middlesbrough WW1 Service Presentation Tray With Engraved Plate To British Merchant Navy Ship SS Claudia Ship’s Master Charles William Jordan, With Glazed Framed Sepia Portrait of The Officer & Associated Period Glazed Framed Painting Of A Ship. MI Antique & Militaria

1919 Middlesbrough WW1 Service Presentation Tray With Engraved Plate To British Merchant Navy Ship SS Claudia Ship’s Master Charles William Jordan, With Glazed Framed Sepia Portrait of The Officer & Associated Period Glazed Framed Painting Of A Ship - MISC 1010

Middlesbrough and the industries along the River Tees played an important role in the First World War as the town and the numerous local works mobilised to support the country’s efforts. The iron, steel, chemical and shipping industries were key in providing a range of supplies for the war effort including shell steel, structural steel used for building new munitions factories and shipbuilding material for the Admiralty’s requirements. At the time, Dent’s Wharf was shipping war material around the world including explosives in the form of Benzole and Naphtha, large quantities of pig iron and shell steels that made their way to France to support the war effort. The company also dealt with the storage of foodstuffs. Charles William Jordan was the Ships Master of British Stockton Registered SS Claudia (further research required to find this man’s war service record). On Sunday 30th July 1916, the Merchant ship SS Claudia carrying Iron was sunk after striking a German mine, in the North Sea eight and a half miles south east of Lowestoft resulting in the loss of 3 crew (the following entry can be found online at BRITISH MERCHANT SHIPS and FISHING VESSELS LOST, DAMAGED and ATTACKED by DATE, January 1916 to December 1916 ( - Click to reveal - ) CLAUDIA, 1,144/1897, Stockton-reg, Tyne-Tees SS, 21 crew, Mr C Jordan, Middlesbrough for London with 1,000t manufactured iron, general cargo. Mined, laid by UC.1 (Kurt Ramien), sank 8 1/2 m SE by S 1/2 S of Lowestoft (L - 7 miles ESE of Middle Barnard Buoy, in 52.24.15N, 01.50E); 3 crew lost). This is an original 1919 Middlesbrough Presentation Tray With Engraved Plate To British Merchant Navy Ship SS Claudia Ship’s Master Charles William Jordan, With Glazed Framed Sepia Portrait of The Officer & Associated Period Glazed Framed Painting Of A Ship Named ‘Dione’. The varnished wood tray measures 21”x14 ¾”x 4”. It has raised contoured brass bar edges incorporating carry handles. The centre of the tray has a brass plate engraved with presentation detail in recognition of SS Claudia’s Ship’s Master Jordan’s WW1 service (illustrated in the images). The underside of the tray has 4 ball feet. The framed sepia portrait of the Officer found with the tray measures 21”x26 ¾”x 1 ½”. The portrait has a faint signature which looks like ‘M. Wright Mid’bro (Middlesbrough)’ most likely the artist or photographer. The associated framed watercolour painting found with tray and portrait measures 27 ¾”x 22”x ¾”. The painting depicts a ship named ‘Dione’ (unknown) at sea with hands on deck. No artist’s signature is visible but may be present on the back or under the frame fixings. The portrait and painting are clean. Due to the size of the glazed wood frames delivery will be within the UK only and at cost by arrangement. MISC 1010

£295.00