Fast Missile Boat Norby (P545), Danish Navy

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FAST MISSILE BOAT NORBY (P545), DANISH NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the Fast Missile Boat Norby (P545), Danish Navy

Official blazon

Sljoldeet lodret delt af blåt og rødt, i 1. felt en sølv bjælke. Skjloden hviler på et anker hvorover en kongekrone.

Origin/meaning

The Ship uses the Arms of its namesake Søren (or Severin) Norby, Commander of the Fleet during the Kings Hans and Christian II. He also served in various European Wars and died during a Siege of Firenze in 1530. Approved by HM The Queen 7 May 1975.


Literature: Picture by Skjoldbro on Wikimedia Commons. Information from the Book Dansk Orlogsheraldik.