HMS Bastion, Royal Navy

HMS BASTION, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Barry wavy white and blue; rising from the base a semi-circular bastion shown in plan and amred with one cannon on its truck palewise proper.

Origin/meaning

A defensive redoubt with a wide arc of fire. The Badge was approved in 1961.

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

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