H.M. Dockyard Devonport, Royal Navy

H.M. DOCKYARD DEVONPORT, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

Per fess white and blue; a fouled anchor proper between two dolphins heads downward and facing inward blue in base the frames of a ship proper.

Origin/meaning

The Anchor and Dolphins are from the Arms of the Borough of Devonport. The Frames of a Ship indicates the Dockyard where Shipbuilding was carried out. The Badge was approved in 1954.

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

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