HMS Sparrowhawk, Royal Navy
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HMS SPARROWHAWK, ROYAL NAVY
History: Name for the Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney 1939-1945.
English | Green; a sparrowhawk statant gold its leg enicricled by a cord red and silver. Mottos:Strike once and enough and Ad mortem sequor |
Origin/meaning
The Second Motto translates as "I pursue to the death". The Badge was approved in 1920.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Ship Badges Encvclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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