HMS Owen, Royal Navy
HMS OWEN, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a stags head erased white the antlers red gorged with a naval crown gold.
Origin/meaning
From the Clan Badge of Keith who owned Land around Thurso, the Ship was originally named Thurso Bay. Vice Admrial William Owen (1774-1857), Hydrographer, did not possess Arms. The Arms was granted 1949.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopfordm
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