HMS Charlestown, Royal Navy

HMS CHARLESTOWN, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue;: a rose and a thistle slipped and leaved in slatire gold in chief a mullet white.

Origin/meaning

Towns in Cornwall, Yorkshire, Scotland and two in the USA. The Ship was an ex US Navy Lend/Lease Destroyer hence the US Military Star. The Badge was approved on 7 July 1943.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.

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