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Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beufort (1774-1857) Hydrographer and inventer of the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force and Sea State. The | Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beufort (1774-1857) Hydrographer and inventer of the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force and Sea State. The badge was approved in 1923. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
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HMS BEAUFORT, ROYAL NAVY
English | Green; chief a pair of navigator's dividers gold between the arms a mariner's compass proper edged gold. Motto: Weather wise |
Origin/meaning
Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beufort (1774-1857) Hydrographer and inventer of the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force and Sea State. The badge was approved in 1923.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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