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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
A successful battle against the Dutch under Tromp in 1666 (also called Orfordness). Prince Rupert (gold and blue) and the Duke of Albermale (dragon) was joint Commanders-in-Chief. The Badge was approved in 1946.
A successful battle against the Dutch under Tromp in 1666 (also called Orfordness). Prince Rupert (gold and blue) and the Duke of Albermale (dragon) was joint Commanders-in-Chief. The badge was approved in 1946.


[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Navy heraldry]]
[[Category:Navy heraldry]]
[[Category:Dragons]]
[[Category:Granted 1946]]
[[Category:Granted 1946]]
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