HMS Alaric, Royal Navy

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HMS ALARIC, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Alaric, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; a sword white pommel and hilt surmounted by two scythes in saltire white.

Motto: The thicker the hay the easier mowed.

Origin/meaning

Alaric was the King of the Visigoths, who ravaged Rome in 410 AD. The Badge was approved on 12 October 1945.


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