HMS Rainbow, Royal Navy

HMS RAINBOW, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Black; a rainbow. Motto: Spes tamen infracta

Origin/meaning

The Motto translates as "Yet hope is unbroken". The Badge was approved in 1942.

Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopedia by T.P. Stopford.

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