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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Isle of Butta lies in Scapa Flow, Orkneys near the Town of Lyness on the Isle of Hoy. The Badge is a pun on Butta, it was approved on 3 August 1968.
The Isle of Butta lies in Scapa Flow, Orkneys near the Town of Lyness on the Isle of Hoy. The badge is a pun on Butta, it was approved on 3 August 1968.


[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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Latest revision as of 13:12, 15 October 2023

RFA LYNESS, UNITED KINGDOM

Coat of arms (crest) of the RFA Lyness, United Kingdom
Official blazon
English Blue; barry wavy of seven white and blue upon a mount green a barrel of butter proper.

Origin/meaning

The Isle of Butta lies in Scapa Flow, Orkneys near the Town of Lyness on the Isle of Hoy. The badge is a pun on Butta, it was approved on 3 August 1968.

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

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