HMS Keith, Royal Navy

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HMS KEITH, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Keith, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; a boar's head red armed silver.

Motto: Fatis fortior virtus

Origin/meaning

From the arms of Admrial Viscount Keith (1746-1823) who landed General Abercromby's Army of 16 000 in Egypt 1801. The Motto translates as "Valour is stronger than fate". The Badge was approved in 1929.


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