Skip to main content
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Battle of the Atlantic
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Battle of the Atlantic
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Battle of the Atlantic
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Battle of the Atlantic

Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Battle of the Atlantic

Associated (Frogmore House, Windsor, England, 1900 - 1979)
Medallist
DateMay 2004
Object NameMedal
MediumSterling Silver
ClassificationsMedals
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS072500.95
About MeIn both world conflicts in the 20th century, it was vital for the Western Allies to ensure the passage of supplies and troops across the oceans, particularly the Atlantic. This was the one struggle which continued from first to last, and, as Winston Churchill once stated, the only one which worried him. Germany nearly brought Great Britain to her knees in 1917, and the pressure of attack during the Second World War was even longer and harder to counter. The struggle was won in the end by training, convoy, science, combined air-sea power, by intelligence and attrition. The turning point did not come before 1943. Until that time the issue was in the balance.

Some idea of the immensity of the battle may be conveyed through stark figures. Over 30,000 British merchant seamen lost their lives during its course; 2,232 ships were sunk in the North Atlantic alone, exclusive of men-of-war, with a total tonnage of 11,899,732. This represented over half the total war merchant shipping losses, and of those losses nearly 70 per cent were accounted for by the U-boats. The German Admiral Döenitz fought grimly and with the utmost skill. He was outmatched in the end by Admiral Horton of the Western Approaches, who had himself mastered the art of commanding submarines on active service.

The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea, John Pinches Medallists Ltd.
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Queen Mary Queen of the Atlant…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Queen Mary Queen of the Atlantic
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of Jutland
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of Jutland
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of Crete and the Loss o…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of Crete and the Loss of HMS Kelly
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Mauretania, Proud holder of th…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Mauretania, Proud holder of the Blue Riband of the Atlantic
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of Camperdown
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of Camperdown
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of the Nile
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Battle of the Nile
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Britain's First Nuclear Submar…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Britain's First Nuclear Submarine- HMS Dreadnought
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Queen Elizabeth
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Queen Elizabeth
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Admiral Beatty and HMS Lion
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Admiral Beatty and HMS Lion
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Royal Naval Air Service Ev…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The Royal Naval Air Service Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Shackleton's Voyage in the Jam…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Shackleton's Voyage in the James Caird
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The raid on Zeebrugge
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The raid on Zeebrugge
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Surrender of the German High S…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Surrender of the German High Seas Fleet
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The first All-welded ship Full…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: The first All-welded ship Fullagar
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Hermes, First British Ship…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Hermes, First British Ship built as an Aircraft Carrier
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Turbo-Electric Passenger Liner…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Turbo-Electric Passenger Liner Viceroy of India
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Ark Royal
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Ark Royal
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS King George V
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Dunkirk
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Dunkirk
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Attack on the Italian Fleet at…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Pursuit of the Bismarck
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: Pursuit of the Bismarck
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Kelly
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: HMS Kelly
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: D-Day The Normandy Landings
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: D-Day The Normandy Landings
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: First Guided Missile Destroye…
Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain and the Sea Medal: First Guided Missile Destroyer
Lord Mountbatten of Burma
May 2004