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The badge symbolises Aeneas son Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the Sige of Troy and thereafter wandered the World. The badge was approved 1946. | The badge symbolises Aeneas son Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the Sige of Troy and thereafter wandered the World. The badge was approved 1946. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Ancient Greek Warriors]] | [[Category:Ancient Greek Warriors]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1946]] | [[Category:Granted 1946]] | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 17 July 2023
HMS AENEAS, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Badge: Red; a classical greek demi-warrior armoured white decorated gold helmet crested also gold carrying in the dexter hand a spear and in the sinister a shield white.
Mott:Audentis fortuna juvat = Fortune favours the daring.
Origin/meaning
The badge symbolises Aeneas son Anchises and Aphrodite, who escaped the Sige of Troy and thereafter wandered the World. The badge was approved 1946.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.