This item is a 1934 Chatham Dockyard Navy Week commemorative brass or bronze dish. It features a depiction of a historic sailing ship, likely a model of a man-of-war used during the Navy Week displays, and includes the text "NAVY WEEK," the years "19" and "34," and "MTE CHATHAM". Key Information Event: Navy Week, an annual public event held in Britain's major naval dockyards (Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Chatham) from the late 1920s to the late 1930s to raise funds for naval charities and boost public morale and recruitment. Location: Chatham Royal Dockyard in Kent, a significant naval base with a history dating back to 1547. MTE Meaning: MTE stands for the Mechanical Training Establishment, which was a part of the dockyard where naval engineering mechanics were trained.
