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| | |White; between two branches of alurel green conjoined in base banded and fructed gold a dexter cubit arm erect proper the hand holding a trident bendwise sinister gold.</br> | ||
Motto: Seavum tridentum servamus | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the Arms of Rear Admiral Sir Philip Broke (1776-1841) commanded HMS Shannon against USS Chesapeake in 1813 and defeated her. The Latin Motto translates as "Let us keep the dread trident". The badge was appoved on 9 May 1923. | |||
[[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:Granted 1923]] | |||