HMS Cardiff, Royal Navy

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HMS CARDIFF, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Cardiff, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Green; issuant barry wavy of three red and gold an embattled tower with portcullis silver.

Motto: Acris in cardine rerum

Origin/meaning

From the arms of the Castle and the City. The Latin motto translates as "Keen in mergency". The badge was approved on 3 May 1920.


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

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