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| | |Barry wavy of fourteen white and blue; apomme charged with a demi-stag erect gold being savaged by two hounds white. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In Greek Mythology, the death of Acteaon was a consquence of his havingchanced upon Artemis while bathing. Hw promtly turned into a Stag as a punsihment and was savaged by his own Hounds. The Badge was approved on 12 October 1945. | |||
[[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 1945]] | |||
Revision as of 16:08, 19 April 2023
HMS ACTAEON, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Barry wavy of fourteen white and blue; apomme charged with a demi-stag erect gold being savaged by two hounds white. |
Origin/meaning
In Greek Mythology, the death of Acteaon was a consquence of his havingchanced upon Artemis while bathing. Hw promtly turned into a Stag as a punsihment and was savaged by his own Hounds. The Badge was approved on 12 October 1945.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.