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| | | White; issuant from a whirlpool in base a fig tree leaved and fructed proper suspended from the branches a reremouse inverted gold. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In Greek Mythology a Sea Monster transformed into a whirlpool, caused Odysseus to be shipwrecked. Washed ashore, Odysseus clung like a bat to a convenient tree until rescued. The Badge was approved on 12 December 1941. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1941]] | |||