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History: Name given to the Devonport Barracks in Plymouth since 1934. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | | Blue; on aplate a wyvern passant red armed and langued blue.</br> | ||
Motto: Sic parvis magna | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the Arms of Sir Francis Drake. The Latin Motto translates as "Thus great things arise from small". The Badge was approved in 1953. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence | [[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford. | ||
{{uk}} | {{uk}} | ||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Wyverns]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1953]] |