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| | |Per fess wavy white and blue out of a ducal coronet gold a spear head and shaft proper.</br> | ||
Motto: Nil desperandum. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the Arms fo Admiral of the Fleet Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762). Who circumnavigated the world in HMS Centurion between 1741-1743. He was the last Sea Lord to fight at Sea. The Latin Motto traslates as Despair of nothing. The Badge was approved in 1937. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence | [[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||