HMS Minerva, Royal Navy

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HMS MINERVA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Minerva, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Per fess wavy blue and green; a Barn owl (Tyo Alba) statant guardant proper.

Origin/meaning

Minerva was the Goddess of Wisdom in Roman Mythology, her symbol was an Owl. The badge was approved in 1952.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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