HMS Chatham, Royal Navy

HMS CHATHAM, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Per fess white and blue; a trident surmounted by a wreath of laurel proper.

Motto: Surge et vince

Origin/meaning

From the Crest of the Bourough situtated on the River Medway. Kent. The Latin Motto translates as "Arise and conquer". The Badge was approved in 1986.

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

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