Markgraf Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Hi for everyone! It's a ribbon from an Estonian sailor cap with the name of interwar period destroyer Vambola (picture from estonian wiki). In the Hungarian Military Museum is an Estonian sailor cap from the same ship with little diference: the ship's name spelled Wambola...Does anyone know what could be the reason? (I saw an English book the same spelling.) My another question: What does it mean the M.R. abbrevation? Thanks M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Danner Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 The "M" stands for Mereväe, or "Naval". Modern Estonian ships carry the abbreviation EML, for Eesti Mereväe Laev, or Estonian Naval Vessel. I'm not sure about the R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noor Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) In this case M.R. front of ship name means a ship class - miiniristleja (destroyer) "Vambola". Actually this ship (called "Spartak") was part of communists troops in the Baltic sea but on the 26th Dec. 1918 was captured by British Navy and they gave it to Estonian troops who renamed it after fixing it to "Vambola". Wambola-Vambola - W was common in older type of Estonian language. In 1933 Estonia sold it to Peru and was called next 20 years in service as a "Almirante Villar" Edited August 9, 2011 by Noor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markgraf Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Thank You! M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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