HMS Axford, Royal Navy
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HMS AXFORD, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Blue; rising from barry wavy of six white and blue a depth charge explosion white overall a harpoon palewise head in base red. Motto: Ne entret |
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises Anti-Submarine Warfare. It is a so called Type Badge for the Seaward Defence Squadron (Ford-Class anti-submarine Ships), approved 1954. The Motto translates as "No entry"
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.