J Samuel White & Company Limited Shipbuilders Plate HMS Southdown

nickel plated (?) oval 'Built By J Samuel White & Co. Ltd, Cowes IOW' 8 3/4x6", 22x15cm; together with brass oval, 'Cowes I of W Engine No.1883 1940 Parsons Turbines Built Under License From The Parson Marine Steam Turbine Co. Ltd engine plate 15x9", 38x23cm and a door/wall plate 'Southdown' (3)

HMS Southdown was built by J S White in the Isle of Wight and launched in 1940 and was a Hunt Class Escort Destroyer