470 - France, Third Republic (1870–1940).

France, Third Republic (1870–1940). Uniform set belonging to sailor G. DELAUNAY, second-class quartermaster, who served on the light cruiser PRIMAUGUET (1924–1942). - Regulation cap made of thick blue woolen cloth with a removable red pompom secured by a tin clip and a white cord serving as a chin strap, fastened on each side to the lower part of the band by two small white porcelain buttons. The headband is piped in red at the top and bottom. "PRIMAUGUET" cap band in black silk, printed with lettering and gold-outlined naval anchors. Front insignia featuring a gold-outlined naval anchor embroidered in gold cannetille on a plain background. Inner lining in black canvas, with the service number stenciled in white: “1683. 25. II I,” an illegible white manufacturer’s stamp, size 56, and a black leather sweatband. Worn. - Two blue woolen jackets with a white label sewn into the collar bearing the same serial number “1683. 25. II I” and an acceptance stamp dated 1925. Second Class Quartermaster sleeve insignia and the fleet’s red “at anchor” crew insignia, cut out and sewn onto the upper right sleeve. - One white cotton canvas jacket, with the same serial number “1683. 25. II I" and an acceptance stamp dated 1925. - Two blue cotton canvas jackets, with a white label sewn into the collar bearing the same serial number "1683. 25. II I". - Two removable blue cotton collars, bearing the same serial number "1683. 25. II I" and an acceptance stamp dated 1924. - Small, hanging "paco"-style bag made of heavy canvas, with the name "DELAUNAY G" stenciled in black and the same serial number "1683. 25. II I." Complete with its cords and wooden pegs. _ Note: French light cruiser “Primauguet” (Duguay-Trouin class), built at the Brest shipyard, launched on May 21, 1924, and destroyed during Operation Torch—the code name given to the Allied landings in North Africa— on November 8, 1942, by the U.S. Navy—specifically the battleship Massachusetts and the heavy cruiser Wichita.