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HARBOR DEFENSES OF NEW BEDFORD, US ARMY
Official blazon
Shield: Gules, an arm embowed brandishing a harpoon proper.
Origin/meaning
The arms brandishing a harpoon alludes to the city of New Bedford which since its earliest times has been know as the "Whaling City".
Literature: Coast Artillery Journal Vol 68 (Feb 1928)