HMS Matapan, Royal Navy

HMS MATAPAN, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Barry wavy of ten white and blue; within a laurel wreath gold a shake-fork black.

Origin/meaning

A Sea Battle between British and Italian Navies in 1941. The Shake-Frok is from the Arms of Admrial Andrew Cunningham (1885-1963) who led the victorious British Forces. The Badge was approved in 1946.

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

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