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Ships Cap Tallies 

A great novelty ornament and conversation piece.

 

Matelot in a barrel: 

Based on the old joke, a characterised matelot "taking a turn in the barrel", with the name of the ship or shore base on the tally. Approximately 8cm (3 ins.) in diameter and available with an aged pewter finish

 

It’s an old joke, passed down over the decades by sailors, and although there are several variations they remain basically the same. The cleaned up and shortened version involves a young matelot at sea for the first time, after a while he starts wondering how the other sailors relieve their frustrations on the long voyages, he’s told about the barrel with the hole. He tries it, he likes it. Later, when he’s asked what he thinks of the barrel he says "Great, better than the real thing, I'm going to use it every day" to which his shipmate replies "Except next Thursday", "Why can't I use it next Thursday?" he asks, "Because it’s your turn in the barrel".

 

Or of course it could just be a sailor climbing out of a barrel of rum. It all depends on who asks - and they will.

 

 

 

 

 

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The cap tally can include the name of any past or present Royal Navy or Commonwealth ship.
 
 
                       
 
 
 
 
 

 

Matelot in a Barrel

       £ 8.95

 

Price includes the cap tally of any ship or shore base.

  

To place an order:

  • Enter the name of the ship in the box.
  • Click on Add To Cart 

 

 

The inserted information will appear in full at the Checkout stage.

 

Any additional information or special instructions can also be entered at the Checkout. We will then confirm and if necessary clarify the information by e-mail.

                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                          HMS Tallies

Achilles

Actaeon

Afrikander

Ajax

Alacrity

Albion

Alderney

Amazon

Ambuscade

Andromeda

Antrim

Apollo

Ardent

Archer

Arethusa

Argonaut

Argyll

Ariadne

Ark Royal

Arrow

Astute

Aurora

Avenger

Bangor

Beaver

Blazer

Biter

Blyth

Boxer

Brecon

Bristol

Bulwark

Caledonia

Cambletown

Carysfort

Centurion

Charger

Charybdis

Chatham

Chiddingford

Churchill

Cleopatra

Clyde

Cochrane

Colliingwood

Conqueror

Cornwall

Cossack

Coventry

Cumberland

Devonshire

Dido

Drake

Dulverton

Echo

Edinburgh

Endurance

Enterprise

 

 

Euryalus

Example

Excellent

Exeter

Exploit

Express

Fearless

Fife

Forest Moor

Galatea

Ganges

Glamorgan

Gleaner

Gloucester

Grimsby

Herald

Hecla

Hermes

Hermione

Hydra

Illustrious

Intrepid

Invincible

Iron Duke

Jersey

Juno

Jupitor

Kent

Lancaster

Leander

Leeds Castle

Liverpool

London

Londonderry

Mersey

Montrose

Manchester

Monmouth

Newcastle

Norfolk

Mercury

Naiad

Neptune

Northumberland

Northampton

Nottingham

Oberon

Ocelot

Ocean

Odin

Olympus

Onyx

Opossum

Oracle

Orion

Orkney

Orpheus

Osprey

Otus

Pembroke

 

 

Penelope

Penzance

Porpoise

Portland

President

Puncher

Pursuer

Quorn

Raider

Raleigh

Ranger

Renown

Repulse

Resolution

Revenge

Richmond

Roebuck

Rooke

Royal Arthur

Sceptre

Scott

Scylla

Severn

Shoreham

Sirius

Somerset

Southampton

Sovereign

Smiler

Spartan

Splendid

Starling

ST. Albans

Superb

Sutherland

Talent

Tamar

Tireless

Torbay

Tracker

Trafalgar

Trenchant

Triumph

Trumpeter

Turbulent

Tyne

Undaunted

Valiant

Vanguard

Vernon

Victory

Walney

Walrus

Warrior

Warspite

Westminster

Wildfire

York