▁been ▁serving ▁on ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁to ▁justify ▁med als ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁qualified ▁ratings ▁and ▁many ▁recip ients ▁were ▁therefore ▁considered ▁luck y ▁if ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁medal . ▁During ▁the ▁eigh teen ▁years ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁use , ▁only ▁approximately ▁ 7 4 0 ▁of ▁these ▁med als ▁were ▁awarded . ▁ ▁Offic ers ▁were ▁in el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁medal ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁awarded ▁to ▁W arr ant ▁Offic ers ▁on ▁rare ▁occasions . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁wear ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁wear ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Central ▁Ch anc ery ▁of ▁the ▁Or ders ▁of ▁Kn ighth ood , ▁the ▁Naval ▁Long ▁Service ▁and ▁Good ▁Con duct ▁Medal ▁( 1 8 3 0 ) ▁ranks ▁on ▁par ▁with ▁the ▁Naval ▁Long ▁Service ▁and ▁Good ▁Con duct ▁Medal ▁( 1 8 4 8 ) ▁that ▁replaced ▁it . ▁It ▁takes ▁preced ence ▁after ▁the ▁Medal ▁for ▁Long ▁Service ▁and ▁Good ▁Con duct ▁( Mil it ary ) ▁and ▁before ▁the ▁Medal ▁for ▁Mer itor ious ▁Service ▁( Ro yal ▁Navy ▁ 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 2 8 ). ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁Naval ▁Long ▁Service ▁and ▁Good ▁Con duct ▁Medal ▁( 1 8 3 0 ), ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" anchor ▁type " ▁long ▁service ▁medal , ▁remained ▁un changed ▁during ▁the ▁reign s ▁of ▁King ▁William ▁IV ▁and ▁Queen ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁medal ▁was ▁struck ▁in ▁silver ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁disk , ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁somewhat ▁smaller ▁than