HMS Rhyl, Royal Navy

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HMS RHYL, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Rhyl, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; three anchors conjoined in the centre gold.

Origin/meaning

A North Wales seaside resort and mediaeval Anchorage. The Parish Church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, hence the three anchors. The badge was approved on 31 January 1942.


Literature: Image from rfanostalgia.org. Inforamtion from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.