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HMS Orwell, Royal Navy

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HMS ORWELL, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Orwell, Royal Navy

Official blazon

White; a seahorse proper holding between the paws a roundel barry wavy blue and gold.

Origin/meaning

A River that runs through the Conty of Suffolk. From the Arms of Ipswich, suffolk dated from 1561. The Badge was approved in 1942.

Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford

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