HMS Argyll, Royal Navy

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HMS ARGYLL, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Argyll, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; a sprig of fir and a sprig of bog myrtle in saltire proper surmounted by a boar's head gold langued red armed white.

Origin/meaning

The Ship os named for the Duke of Argyll, who is Chief of Clan Campbell, whose plant badges include fir and bog myrtle. The Badge was approved in 1987.


Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.