HMS Leeds Castle, Royal Navy

HMS LEEDS CASTLE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Per fess embattled blue and black; a hippocampus white.

Origin/meaning

A Castle in kent. The Battlements were restored by Wykeham-Martin in 1821 and those by Lady Baillie (whose livery Colours was Blue and Black). The Seahorse denote the Castle. The Badge was approved in 1949.

Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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