HMS Urchin, Royal Navy
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HMS URCHIN, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a hedgehog statant proper.
Motto: Armatus ad defendum.
Origin/meaning
Ancient Name for a Hedgehog. The Motto translates as "Armed to defend". The badge was approved on 3 July 1943.
Literature: Image from rnsubs.co.uk. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.