HMS Caledon, Royal Navy

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HMS CALEDON, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Caledon, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Black; an embowed arm couped and vambraced holding a sword all proper
Motto: In utrumque parata

Origin/meaning

From the Arms of Alexander, Lord Caledon (1779-1839). The Latin Motto translates as "Ready for anything". The badge was approved in 1920.

Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.