HMS Beaufort, Royal Navy

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HMS BEAUFORT, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Beaufort, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Green; chief a pair of navigator's dividers gold between the arms a mariner's compass proper edged gold.

Motto: Weather wise

Origin/meaning

Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beufort (1774-1857) Hydrographer and inventer of the Beaufort Scale of Wind Force and Sea State. The badge was approved in 1923.

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

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