HMS Artifex, Royal Navy

HMS ARTIFEX, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Artifex, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Gold; three sledge hammers one erect two in saltire surmounted by an anvil black.

Origin/meaning

An hevay repair ship whose name is derived from the Latin for "artificier". The Badge was approved on 1946.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.