RFA Sir Bedivere, United Kingdom
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RFA SIR BEDIVERE, UNITED KINGDOM
English | blue; in base barry three white and three blue issuant a dexter cubit arm the Hand grasping a sword point in dexter chief proper. |
Origin/meaning
In Arthurian Legand the Knight who flung the Sword Excalibur into the lake at King Arthur's behest follwoing the King's mortal wounds at the Battle of Camlann. The Badge was approved in 1971.
Literature: Image from rfanostalgia.org. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.