HMS Boyne, Royal Navy

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HMS BOYNE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Boyne, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; a lion rampant between four billets all gold.

Motto: Je maintiendrai

Origin/meaning

A River in county Meath, Eire. The badge and Motto is from the Arms of William of Orange later King William III, who defeated James II in the Battle of Boyne in 1690. The badge was approved in 1934.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.