HMS Broke, Royal Navy

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HMS BROKE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Broke, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; between two branches of laurel green conjoined in base banded and fructed gold a dexter cubit arm erect proper the hand holding a trident bendwise sinister gold.

Motto: Seavum tridentum servamus

Origin/meaning

From the arms of Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke (1776-1841) commanded HMS Shannon against USS Chesapeake in 1813 and defeated her. The Latin Motto translates as "Let us keep the dread trident". The badge was appoved on 9 May 1923.


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

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