HMS Enterprise, Royal Navy
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HMS ENTERPRISE, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Red; a lion rampant undre a star all silver Motto: Spes aspera levat |
Origin/meaning
From the arms of Rear Admiral Sir James Ross, who commanded HMS Explorer in the Unsuccessful search for the Franklin Expedition in the Arctic in the Years 1858-1854. The Latin Motto Translates as "Hope lightens difficulties". The BAdge was approved in a Pentagon Frame in 1923 and in a Round Frame in 2001.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.