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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
From the arms of Captain Thomas Butler who led the Reduction of Minorca and Sardinia in the Dunkirk in the year 1708. The badge was approved in 1945.
From the Arms of Captain Thomas Butler who led the Reduction of Minorca and Sardinia in the Dunkirk in the year 1708. The badge was approved in 1945.


[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.
 
[[Literature]]:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.  


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Latest revision as of 12:09, 29 September 2024

Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Dunkirk, Royal Navy
HMS DUNKIRK, ROYAL NAVY

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Official blazon
English Blue; a unicorn's head erased white crined and armed gold.


Origin/meaning

From the Arms of Captain Thomas Butler who led the Reduction of Minorca and Sardinia in the Dunkirk in the year 1708. The badge was approved in 1945.


Literature:Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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