HMS Matchless, Royal Navy

HMS MATCHLESS, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; an estoile gold surmounted by a plate charged with the astronomical mark of Saturn black.

Origin/meaning

A Symbol of Saturn called the Matchless Planet. The Badge was approved on 5 June 1941.

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

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