HMS Blencathra, Royal Navy

HMS BLENCATHRA, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Red; a crozier and a hunting horn in saltire gold.

Origin/meaning

A Foxhunt in Cumberland ("John Peel's Hounds") dating from 1819. The Crozier allude to the first Master of Foxhounds John Crozier. The Badge was approved on 3 April 1942.

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

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