Zr.Ms. Witte de With, Netherlands Navy

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ZR.MS. WITTE DE WITH, NETHERLANDS NAVY (frigate of the Kortenaer class)

Coat of arms (crest) of the Zr.Ms. Witte de With, Netherlands Navy

Official blazon

In keel drie eenden van zilver.

Origin/meaning

The badge is based on the arms of Wiite de With (1599-1658), vice-admioral of the Maas Admirality. He distinguished heimself in Battles against the Dunkrik Pirates and the Portuguese, and in the First Anglo-Dutch War. He lost his life in the Battle of the Sound on 8 November 1658. The badge was approved on 30 September 1975.

Literature: Information from Emblemen van de Koninklijke Marine by L.L.M. Eekhout, O. Schutte and P.J.F. van der Pol.


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