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This commemorative salter is made from well rubbed EPRCN (as per stamped on the bottom). Also stamped on the bottom is the number 108 which I think is either the limited edition number or if this was part of the ship’s inventory, its utensil number, also, but less likely, this could be the pattern number. The item has no dents, cracks or dinks, but is in need of cleaning and restoration. The yellow metal shield and crest is in excellent condition. It is enamelled in dark blue, light blue, yellow, white and red. It depicts the company flag flying from a jack, set in the centre of a life-belt. The belt is topped by a crown and beneath the belt is a scroll with the wording “R.M.S. MOREA”.

The history of the ship is quite remarkable. She was built by Barclay Curle & Co. at their yard at Whiteinch on the Clyde, Scotland, in 1908. RMS Morea was one of the P&O “M” Series passenger liners and, like her earlier sister-ship SS Moldavia, she was named after a historic area of Europe. 15.08.1908: She was Launched on the 15th August 1908 by Mrs Russell Ferguson, wife of the Managing Director of Barclay, Curle & Co Ltd. “Morea” is an alternative name for the Peloponnese peninsula in Southwest Greece She cost £309,692.

A remarkably complete history of RMS Morea can be found at:- http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/RMS_Morea

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Commemorative Salter

RMS Morea

She was used for tests in the Determination of Gravity at Sea her refrigerating chamber accommodation had been found perfect for the experiments.She was used extensively as a troop carrier from Australia in the first world war, carrying, amongst may others, soldiers from the Camel Corps, 9th Light Horse, 26th Reinforcements, She was eventually sold for scrap to Japan on 17th June 1930, after 22 years hard service.