HMS Abdiel, Royal Navy

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HMS ABDIEL, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Abdiel, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Green; a naval standard mine silver winged gold its mooring cable gold debruised by two barrulets in base engrailed and invected silver.

Motto: Semper fidelis

Origin/meaning

Design originaly for a 1915 Destroyer-Minesweeper. Abdiel was a Seraph who withstod Satan and urged the Angels to revolt. The Motto in Latin translates as "Always faithful". The Badge was approved in 1926.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.