HMS Ark Royal, Royal Navy
HMS ARK ROYAL, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Blue; an ark silver crowned gold upon three wavelets gold. Motto: Desire n'a pas repos |
Origin/meaning
The Canting Badge was approved on 29 July 1921. The Motto in French translates as "Desire has no rest", and is used by Lord Howard of Effingham who in 1588 defeated the Bulk of the Spanish Armada in an earlier Ark Royal then named Ark Raleigh.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.