HMS Penelope, Royal Navy

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HMS PENELOPE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Penelope, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Blue; a female head with headdress all white.
Motto: Constantia et fide

Origin/meaning

Penelope was the Wife of Odysseus. The Motto translates as "With constancy and faith". The badge was approved in 1934.

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