HMS Sandwich, Royal Navy

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HMS SANDWICH, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Sandwich, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Party per pale red and blue; a demi-lion rampant dimidated by a ship's stern silver.

Motto:Fronte leonis.

Origin/meaning

From the arms of the Historic Town in Kent. The badge was approved in 1928. The Motto traslates as "With a lion's face".


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