a enamel  ship badge  of the  R.M.S.  CANADA  

enamel crossed flags  and scroll to base reading  " R.M.S.CANADA "  

mounted on mother of pearl shell   

measuring 2.8cm across  

with wire   pin and hook to reverse 

a antique  badge   with no damage  

R..M.S.  Canada was a British Dominion line  passenger liner  remembered as the first twin-screw steamship operating between liverpool  and montreal . Launched May 14 1896, she was completed on September 26 1896 with sea trials on September 27. She departed on her maiden voyage on October 1 1896, departing Liverpool with a stop at Quebec before arriving in Montreal. She was used as a troopship  during the Boer war  from November 1899 to Autumn 1902.

In April 1912, R.M.S. Canada's captain  had claimed he was in the same ice field as the TITANIC

  ignored wireless warnings and maintained her full speed.

 She resumed troop service after the outbreak of world war  I from 1914 to 1918

Her first voyage post-war was November 1918 from Liverpool to Portland, Maine. She was refitted to have 463 Cabin Class and 755 Third Class. In 1921, she was transferred to the leyland line of Liverpool, though her name was retained.[ RMS  -SS  ] On September 29 1926, the Canada arrived in Genoa Italy to be scrapped by L. Pittaluga.  

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