HMS Actaeon, Royal Navy

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Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Actaeon, Royal Navy
HMS ACTAEON, ROYAL NAVY

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English Barry wavy of fourteen white and blue; a pomme charged with a demi-stag erect gold being savaged by two hounds white.


Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology, the death of Acteaon was a consquence of his having chanced upon Artemis while bathing. He was promtly turned into a Stag as a punsihment and was savaged by his own Hounds. The Badge was approved on 12 October 1945.


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

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