HMS Orpheus, Royal Navy

HMS ORPHEUS, ROYAL NAVY Country:United Kingdom

Official blazon

English

Part per pale black and blue; a Greek lyre gold. Motto:Vestigia nulla retorsum.

Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology Orestes went to Hades to recover his Love Eurydice. But on the return journey He looked back, which he had promised not to do. Eurydice then returned to Hades. The Motto translates as "There is no retreat". The Badge was approved in 1928.

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

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