HMS Orpheus, Royal Navy
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HMS ORPHEUS, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Part per pale black and blue; a Greek lyre gold. Motto:Vestigia nulla retorsum. |
Origin/meaning
In Greek Mythology Orestes went to Hades to recover his Love Eurydice. But on the return journey He looked back, which he had promised not to do. Eurydice then returned to Hades. The Motto translates as "There is no retreat". The badge was approved in 1928.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia bt T.P. Stopford.