HMS Duncan, Royal Navy

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HMS DUNCAN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Duncan, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Red; a hunting horn silver strung gold.

Motto: Secundus dubusque rectus

Origin/meaning

From the arms of Admiral Adam Duncan, Viscount Duncan of Camperdown (1731-1804). The Latin motto translates as "Upright in prosperity and peril". The badge was first approved in a Shieldshaped frame in 1919 and in a round fram in 2002.


Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.

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