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Blur; two croziers in saltire gold surmonted by a fountain charge with a sanderling proper (Calidris Alba). | |||
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A fast running Sandpiper. The Croziers represent Paisley Abbey and the fountain the nearby River Cart. The badge was approved in 1944. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:22, 9 November 2023
HMS SANDERLING, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Blur; two croziers in saltire gold surmonted by a fountain charge with a sanderling proper (Calidris Alba).
Origin/meaning
A fast running Sandpiper. The Croziers represent Paisley Abbey and the fountain the nearby River Cart. The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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