Zr.Ms. Banckert, Netherlands Navy
ZR.MS. BANCKERT, NETHERLANDS NAVY (frigate of the Kortenaer class)
History: The Name was used by a Destroyer in Service 1945-1956 and a Frigate in service 1980-1993 (Sold to Greece where she still serve as Aigaion).
Official blazon
In keel een golvende dwarsbalk van zilver vergezeid van drie wendeltreppen van goud.
Origin/meaning
The badge is base on the arms of the Namegiver Adriaan Banckert (c. 1620-1684). This Admiral of the Zeeland Admirality distingusihed himself in a series of Sea Battles and Expeditions between 1654 to 1674. The Badge was approved on 23 April 1953.
Literature: Information from Emblemen van de Koninklijke Marine by L.L.M. Eekhout, O. Schutte and P.J.F. van der Pol.
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