Zr.Ms. Banckert, Netherlands Navy

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ZR.MS. BANCKERT, NETHERLANDS NAVY (frigate of the Kortenaer class)

History: The Name was used by a Destroyer in Service 1945-1956 and a Frigate in service 1980-1993 (Sold to Greece where she still serve as Aigaion).

Coat of arms (crest) of the Zr.Ms. Banckert, Netherlands Navy

Official blazon

In keel een golvende dwarsbalk van zilver vergezeid van drie wendeltreppen van goud.

Origin/meaning

The badge is base on the arms of the Namegiver Adriaan Banckert (c. 1620-1684). This Admiral of the Zeeland Admirality distingusihed himself in a series of Sea Battles and Expeditions between 1654 to 1674. The Badge was approved on 23 April 1953.

Literature: Information from Emblemen van de Koninklijke Marine by L.L.M. Eekhout, O. Schutte and P.J.F. van der Pol.


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