Not sure Bev but I think you will find that during Wartime a lot of the sailors hats had HM Destroyers, HM Submarines etc meaning they were posted to destroyers or submarines. Not necessarily that there were ships of those names which as far as I know there weren't. The same with the Marines men serving with the marines would have HM Marines on their hats. The name of their ship would not have been on the hatband. I think that is the case, if not somebody with more sea knowledge will correct me I'm sure. Chris ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bev Wadhams" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 12:18 AM > Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Navy ship HMS Destroyer? > > >> Looking at some old photographs earlier I discovered that you could with >> a >> bit of enhancement see some writing on the sailors hat bands at a family >> wedding. >> >> One of the hat's writing reads HM Destroyer the other --------Marines. >> >> Was there actually a ship called HMS Destroyer or is the rest of the >> inscription on the back of the hat? >> >> Would a hat actually of said HM Marines or again would the inscription >> carry >> on round the hat band. >> >> Any ideas? I tried a Google search but didn't get anywhere much, they >> mostly seem to be HM destroyer ..........? >> >> Thanks >> Bev >> >> >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> New content added every business day. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> >> >