A Royal Navy China 1900 and Persian Gulf 1909 Pair

China Medal 1900 ( Boxer Rebellion) ,no clasp, impressed “201389 A F CLARKE BOY 1CL HMS GOLIATH”, Royal Naval General Service Medal (GVR) , clasp “ Persian Gulf 1909-1914 , impressed “201389 A F CLARKE A B HMS ODIN”.

Both medals loose.

HMS Goliath was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the British Royal Navy and a member of the Canopus class. Intended for service in Asia, Goliath and her sister ships were smaller and faster than the preceding Majestic-class battleships, but retained the same battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns. She also carried thinner armour, but incorporated new Krupp steel, which was more effective than the Harvey armour used in the Majestics. Goliath was laid down in January 1897, launched in March 1898, and commissioned into the fleet in March 1900. The ship was deployed to the China Station from her commissioning until 1903, when she returned to Britain.



HMS Odin (1901) was a sloop launched in 1901 and sold in 1920. Took part in the Fao Landing in 1914. Delivered the Somali Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire to the Seychelles in 1920, where he was sentenced to exile.

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