HMS Wild Swan, Royal Navy
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HMS WILD SWAN, ROYAL NAVY
English | Blue; a mute swan silver armed and langued red tethered by the sinister leg to broken cord gold. Motto:Rara avis navis rarior. |
Origin/meaning
The Canting Badge was approved in 1919. The Motto translates as "A rare bird and a rarer ship".
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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