HMS Apollo, Royal Navy

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HMS APOLLO, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Apollo, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; a sun in his glory gold.

Motto: Arcu semper intento, later Fortis et benignus.

Origin/meaning

Brother of Zeus and Diana. God of Natural Light. The Mottoes transaltes as "With bow always bent" and "Strong and merciful". The badge wasa approved in 1933.


Literature: Image from picclick.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.