HMS Dieppe, Royal Navy

HMS DIEPPE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Per fess red and white; in base two bars wavy blue a maple leaf proper in front of two swords in slatire also proper pommels and hilts gold.

Origin/meaning

Commemorates the abortive Raid on this French Port by Mainly Canadian Forces on 19 August 1942. The Badge was approved in 1947.

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

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