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Sea Dart (GWS.30) or Sea Wolf missile engineers tie pin .
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£20.00
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Description
The Sea Dart (GWS.30) or Sea Wolf was developed by Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and entered Royal Navy service in 1973.It replaced the earlier Sea Slug and equipped:Type 42 destroyers (Sheffield, Coventry, Cardiff, etc.)HMS BristolHMS Invincible-class carriersIt saw extensive action during the Falklands War (1982), successfully shooting down Argentine aircraft and missiles.This small gilt pin would have been:Presented to personnel serving on Sea Dart–equipped ships, orGiven to visiting dignitaries, naval engineers, or contractors associated with BAe Systems (then Hawker Siddeley).