HMS Lysander, Royal Navy

HMS LYSANDER, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; a demi-goat ersed gold supporting with the legs a trident also gold.

Origin/meaning

A Spartan Commander who destroyed the Athenian Fleet in 405 BC at Aegospatami (Great Goat River). The Badge was approved on 21 February 1945.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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