HMS Liverpool, Royal Navy
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HMS LIVERPOOL, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
White; a Liver Bird black (Philacorax Carbo) armed and legged red holding in its beak a branch of seaweed (lavergreen).
Motto: Deus nobis otia fecit
Origin/meaning
The badge shows the so called Liverbird, symbol of the namesake City of Liverpool. The Motto translates as "God gave us this ease". The Badge was approved 1936 and in 1976 modified when the discription was changed to White instead of Silver.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badge Encyclopedia by T.P. Stopford.
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