HMS Cassandra, Royal Navy

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HMS CASSANDRA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Cassandra, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; the laureated head of Cassandra affronty with two sakes entwined above her neck and pointed about her ears proper.

Motto: Furiosor undis

Origin/meaning

In Greek mythology a Femal Prophet, Daughter of King Prian the last King of Troy. The Latin Motto translates as "More mad than the waves". The Motto was approved on 22 March 1945.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.