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|1924: Red; a hammer and a spanner in saltire gold over wavelets blue and silver.</br> | |1924: Red; a hammer and a spanner in saltire gold over wavelets blue and silver.</br> | ||
Motto: Vis fortibus arma.< | Motto: Vis fortibus arma.<br> | ||
|1973: Blue; a conventional representation of an atom irradiated gold. | |1973: Blue; a conventional representation of an atom irradiated gold. | ||
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Revision as of 11:25, 10 November 2023
HMS VULCAN, ROYAL NAVY
 (1924 Badge) |
 (1973 Badge) |
| English | 1924: Red; a hammer and a spanner in saltire gold over wavelets blue and silver. Motto: Vis fortibus arma. |
1973: Blue; a conventional representation of an atom irradiated gold. |
Origin/meaning
The First Badge from 1924 was for the 1889 Depot Ship Cruiser which become Defiance in 1931 and broken up in 1955. The Motto translates as "Strength is a weapon to the brave". The Second design from 1973 is for the Royal Nay Nuclear Propulsion Unit at Dounreay, Caithness.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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