HMS Sherwood, Royal Navy

Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Sherwood, Royal Navy

HMS SHERWOOD, ROYAL NAVY Country:United Kingdom

Official blazon

English

Barry wavy of seven white and blue; a stag lodged red attried gold within a wreath of oak gold conjonined in base with a hurt thereon a mullet white.

Origin/meaning

From the Arms of the Town in Nottinghamshire also two Towns in the USA. The Star indicate tha tthe Ship was Ex US Navy Lend/Lease. The Badge was approved on 1 October 1941.

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

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