HMS Minotaur, Royal Navy

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HMS MINOTAUR, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Minotaur, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White a bull's head couped at the neck black armed gold.

Motto: Hostibus minax

Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology a Beast slain by Theseus. The Motto translates as "Threatening to Foes". The badge was approved in 1934, but was not used as the Ship was renamed Newcastle in 1936.

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

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