Hello Fran. I am very interested in this item, I had never heard about this matter, but was of course aware of the great fund raising efforts undertaken by
many groups during the war. I have no idea how much would be required to finance the building of our ship, but it would (even in 1939) have been quite a considerable sum,
so I hope that between our association and yourself, we can dig out some more information.
I would very much like a picture on our web of the badge you mention, it may provide some leads for us to follow up, and any further information you may have would be welcome.
Do stay in touch with this site, as anything we find will be displayed here.
Thank you for the contact, good luck with your search.
Best regards Stan Chair of the Victorious Association.