HMS Folkestone, Royal Navy

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HMS FOLKESTONE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Folkestone, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue: an antique ship gold upon wavelets engrailed silver and green.

Motto: In portu quies

Origin/meaning

From the original Seal of the Town in Kent. The Motto translates as "Content in harbour". The badge was approved on 4 July 1929.


Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.