HMS Bacchante, Royal Navy

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HMS BACCHANTE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Bacchante, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; issuing from a base barry wavy of six blue and white and whitin two sprigs of ivy surmounted by four bunches of grapes all pendant from chief a torch lined gold inflamed tenny fimbriated yellow.

Origin/meaning

Baccahntes where followers of Bacchus and carried either torches of wreaths of vine . A Prize Name of 1808. The Badge was approved on 20 February 1968.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.