HMS Calpe, Royal Navy

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HMS CALPE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Calpe, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Per fess wavy red and blue two hunting horns in saltire white surmounted by a chess rook gold.

Origin/meaning

The Old Name from Gibraltar. The hunt colours are red and blue. The Pack was aintroduced by Wellington's Officers to the Rock in the Peninsula War. Sir George Rook is remembered for his capture of the Rock in 1704, and the Chess Rook is from his Arms. The Hunt was disbanded in 1939, but the Name lived on as the Gibraltar Royal Navy Reserve Unit 1965-1993. The badge was approved on 28 January 1942.

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

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