HMS Dauntless, Royal Navy

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HMS DAUNTLESS, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Dauntless, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; the head and shoulders of Horatius vested red armed and helmeted gold feathered red arising out of wavelets silver and green.

Motto: Nil desperandum.

Origin/meaning

In Roman Mythology Horatius defended the Bridge of Rome. The Motto translates as Never dispar. The badge was approved in 1927 and in 2001 redrawn in a circular Frame.


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

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