HMS Quickmatch, Royal Navy

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HMS QUICKMATCH, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Quickmatch, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Barry wavy of six white and blue; a trident and a blacksmith's hammer in saltire black interlaced with a horseshoe reversed red.

Origin/meaning

A candlestick taper used to ignite fires and fire guns, with a pun on the balcksmith's Forge at Gretna for a "quick match". The Badge was approved in 1942.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.