HMS Avenger, Royal Navy

HMS AVENGER, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Avenger, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; a double handed sword gold in bend sinister inflamed proper its hilt grasped by a pair of hand gauntleted silver.

Origin/meaning

The Archangel Michael is Champion of the Church (Avenging Angel). The Badge was approved in 1976.


Literature: Image from Pickclick.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.