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|Blue; a sextant gold surmounted by a fox statant. | |Blue; a sextant gold surmounted by a fox statant. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Fox is canting and the Sextant alludes to the Survey Vessel of 1967. The Badge was approved in 1965. In 1939-1945 the Name was used by the Royal Navy Base at Lerwick, Shetland. | The Fox is canting and the Sextant alludes to the Survey Vessel of 1967. The Badge was approved in 1965. In 1939-1945 the Name was used by the Royal Navy Base at Lerwick, Shetland. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges | |||
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1965]] | [[Category:Granted 1965]] | ||
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Origin/meaning
The Fox is canting and the Sextant alludes to the Survey Vessel of 1967. The Badge was approved in 1965. In 1939-1945 the Name was used by the Royal Navy Base at Lerwick, Shetland.
Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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