HMS Beachy Head, Royal Navy

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HMS BEACHY HEAD, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Beachy Head, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; out of barry wavy of four white and black a lighthouse white masoned proper the light rayed gold.

Origin/meaning

a headland in Sussex below which is the famous lighthouse of 1902. Also a Sea Battle of 1690 when the Earl of Torrington was defeated by the French. The badge was approved on 12 December 1946.

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

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