HMS Strongbow, Royal Navy

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HMS STRONGBOW, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Strongbow, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; three chevronnels interlaced red surmounted by an archer's bow palewise proper.

Origin/meaning

From the arms of the Richard de Clare 2nd Earl of Pembroke who died 1176. He was nicknamed "Strongbow". The badge was approved in 1944.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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