HMS Lincoln, Royal Navy
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HMS LINCOLN, ROYAL NAVY
English | White; a cross couped red charged with a fleur-de-lys gold thereon a lozenge charged with a mullet white. Motto: Loyaute n'a honte |
Origin/meaning
Arms of the Lincolnshire City (Cross and Fleur-de-lys) and Bishop Fleming (Lozenge). The Motto is that of the Earl of Lincoln and translates as "Loyalty knows no shame". The Mullet alludes to the Ship being Lend/Lease from the USA during World War II. The Badge was approved 1941.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Infromation from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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