HMS Boreas, Royal Navy

	HMS BOREAS, ROYAL NAVY Country:United Kingdom

Official blazon
English	Black; issunat bendwise sinister the feathered demi-figure of Boreas wild-haired gold issuing from his mouth a representation of the North Wind silver. Motto: Vente favente

In Greek Mythology the Good of the north Wind. The Latin Motto translates as "With favorable wind". The badge was approved on 4 July 1929.

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

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