HMS Cutlass, Royal Navy

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HMS CUTLASS, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Cutlass, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; a fess wavy blue theron the face of a pirate moustachioed proper with head scarf red spotted white earrings gold holding in his mouth a cutlass silver hilted black.

Origin/meaning

Favoured Weapon of Pirates and Men-of-War alike. The Badge was approved in 1971.


Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.