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|'''English''' | |'''English''' | ||
| | | Version 1 Pale blue; a male sea centaur gold blowing a conch shell silver in the dexter hand.</br> | ||
|} | Motto: Celeriter ferox. | ||
Version 2 Green; a centaur drawing a bow all white. </br> | |||
Motto: Celeriter ferox. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The Latin Motto translates as "Swiftly fierce". The first version was approved in 1920 and the second in 1953. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Ship Badges 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: Centaurs]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1920]] | |||
[[Category:Granted 1953]] | |||