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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
In Greek Mythology the bosom Friend of Aeneas, the Hero of Troy. The Latin Motto traslates as "Faithful Achates". The Badge was approved on 3 September 1927.
In Greek Mythology the bosom Friend of Aeneas, the Hero of Troy. The Latin Motto traslates as "Faithful Achates". The badge was approved on 3 September 1927.
 
[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
 
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[[Literature]]: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Navy heraldry]]
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[[Category:Granted 1927]]

Latest revision as of 06:59, 1 November 2023

HMS ACHATES, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Achates, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; two dexter cubit arms fesswise grasping the shaft of a spear all proper.

Motto: Fidus Achates

Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology the bosom Friend of Aeneas, the Hero of Troy. The Latin Motto traslates as "Faithful Achates". The badge was approved on 3 September 1927.

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

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