HMS Duncan, Royal Navy
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HMS DUNCAN, ROYAL NAVY
| 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.