HMS Duchess, Royal Navy

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HMS DUCHESS, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Duchess, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; in chief a duchess' coonet proper in base a terrestial globe silver.

Motto: Duci non trahi

Origin/meaning

Represents the Cicumnaviagtion of the World by Captainn Stephen Courtnay in the Duchess (1708-1711) during which he rescued Alexander Selkirk (on which Robinson Crusoe was modelled). The Latin motto translates as "To be led, not dragged"The badge was approved on 17 April 1931.

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

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