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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The badge is bassed on the arms of the Portuguese Admiral Antonio de Saldanha for which the Bay where SAS Saldanha is located is named. Following Royal Navy Practice this Land base is Commissioned as a Ship bearing the SAS = South African Ship Prefix. SAS Saldanha provides training and development for ratings. | The badge is bassed on the arms of the Portuguese Admiral Antonio de Saldanha for which the Bay where SAS Saldanha is located is named. Following Royal Navy Practice this Land base is Commissioned as a Ship bearing the SAS = South African Ship Prefix. SAS Saldanha provides training and development for ratings. | ||
[[Literature]]:Ons Vloot, Blazon from Actas do 17. Congresso Internacional das Ciêcias Generalógica e Heraldica (Lisbon 1986) | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of South Africa]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of South Africa]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||