HMS Kelvin, Royal Navy

HMS KELVIN, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; issuant from clouds in chief a thunderbolt between six lightning flashes gold.

Origin/meaning

From the Arms of William thompson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907). Inventor of the Sounding Machine and Mariner's Compass. He was also Chief Electrician for the Underwater Cables laid Worlwide. The Badge was approved on 25 April 1939.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopedia by T.P. Stopford.

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