<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">Good day from across the pond!<div><br></div><div>As a Dutch navy officer, coming from a line of army officers, I was given custodian of a RN ship's bell that was in my grandfather's (Johan Jacob Greter) possession. </div><div>He was a WWII veteran, who was able to escape his captivity by jumping of a train, making his way through the southern passage to Spain, and came to England with a British submarine. He then (1944) became a liaison in the RAF.</div><div><br></div><div>Now my question has not to do with him, but with that particular ship's bell.</div><div>I don't know where or how he obtained it, and I am very curious about its origins.</div><div>My father told me it must be from the submarine P323 , HMS Terrapin. But I find it hard to believe they would have a bell like that, and they would not write 323 on it without the P.</div><div>I know there was a destroyer with that number, but that would also be not very credible, I find.</div><div>Maybe it would be a bell from a smaller vessel, or an installation number?</div><div><br></div><div>It is a heavy bell, 9.5 inch diameter, King George VI Tudor crown, and the number 323.</div><div>Attached are some pictures.</div><div>I took it with me on my move from The Netherlands to Canada in 2013.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope that one of you, bell-historians, knows the answer.</div><div>And if it might be of any interest to one of you, I would consider arranging a sale and transfer to your side of the pond...</div><div><br></div><div>My warmest regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Liane Greter</div><div><br></div><div>Cell 1 506 212 4646</div><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_mmdsmj3a0" alt="PXL_20260305_163140195.jpg" width="407" height="543"><br></div><img src="cid:ii_mmdsmj3g1" alt="PXL_20260305_163555363.jpg" width="407" height="543"><img src="cid:ii_mmdsmj3k2" alt="PXL_20260305_163610523.jpg" width="407" height="543"><img src="cid:ii_mmdsmj3o3" alt="PXL_20260305_163646008.jpg" width="407" height="543"><img src="cid:ii_mmdsmj3s4" alt="PXL_20260305_163131612.jpg" width="407" height="543"><br></div>
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