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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
From the Hopson Family Arms; although Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hopson who captured Prompt from the French off Vigo in 1702 had no Arms. The | From the Hopson Family Arms; although Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hopson who captured Prompt from the French off Vigo in 1702 had no Arms. The badge was approved in 1945. | ||
Revision as of 13:12, 15 October 2023
HMS PROMPT, ROYAL NAVY
| English | White; on a torteau winged black a cinquefoil white. |
Origin/meaning
From the Hopson Family Arms; although Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hopson who captured Prompt from the French off Vigo in 1702 had no Arms. The badge was approved in 1945.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.