HMS Canterbury, Royal Navy
HMS CANTERBURY, ROYAL NAVY
English | White; a Cornish cough statant proper on four wvelets blue and gold. Motto: Urbis fama, fama navis |
Origin/meaning
Historical Cathedral City in Kent, from the City Arms. The Wavelets refelect the Livery Colours of the Archbishopric. The Latin Motto translates as "The fame of the city is the fame of the ship". The Badge was approved on 9 May 1923.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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