HMS Minerva, Royal Navy

HMS MINERVA, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Per fess wavy blue and green; a Barn owl (Tyo Alba) statant guardant proper.

Origin/meaning

Minerva was the Goddess of Wisdom in Roman Mythology, her symbol was an Owl. The Badge was approved in 1952.

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

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