HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy

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HMS AMETHYST, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Amethyst, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; a winged anchor gold

Origin/meaning

From the arms of Captain Seymour who commanded the ship and captured the French Ship Thetis off Lorient in 1808. The badge was approved in 1944.

Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.