Underwater Weapons Establishment (UWE), Royal Navy
UNDERWATER WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT (UWE), ROYAL NAVY
English | Blue; three pheons white on a chief wavy white three gimmel rings blue. Motto: Strike deep. |
Origin/meaning
The Rings allude to Depth Charges, Squid and Limbo Mortars all anti-submarine weapons. The badge was approved in 1959.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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