HMS Melita, Royal Navy

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HMS MELITA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Melita, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; in front of a sword erect point downwards proper pommel and hilt gold a Maltese Cross white.

Origin/meaning

Roman Name of Malta. The Sword indicate that St Paul was shipwrecked there. The badge was approved in 1944.

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

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