HMS Echo, Royal Navy

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HMS ECHO, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Echo, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Per pale green and blue; two bugle horns that to the dexter gold with its mouth in base and that to the sinister silver with its mouth in chief.

Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology Echo was a Nymphy punished by Junoby restricting her speech to repetition of the final word spoken by others. The Badge was approved in a Shieldshaped Frame in 1932 and in 2001 in a Round Frame.

Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.