HMS Tuscan, Royal Navy

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HMS TUSCAN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Tuscan, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; a lion traversed sejant gold on a wall proper holding a shield silver bearing a fleur-de-lys red-

Motto: I hold what I take.

Origin/meaning

An Italian Prize (Ronco) taken in 1808 by Captain Campbell in Unite and renamed. The design is part of the arms of Tuscany. The badge was approved in 1919.

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

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