HMS Armada, Royal Navy
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HMS ARMADA, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Blue; within a wreath of laurel a lion statant all gold. |
Origin/meaning
From the arms of Lord Howard of Effingham who defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588. The badge was approved on 5 August 1944.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.