HMS Quilliam, Royal Navy

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HMS QUILLIAM, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Quilliam, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; two quills in saltire and a trident erect interlaced all gold.

Origin/meaning

John Quilliam was First Lieutenant of HMS Victory at Trafalgar in 1805, a pun on the Name. The badge was approved in 1942.


Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.