HMS Cordelia, Royal Navy

HMS CORDELIA, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Green; a feamale head proper crined auburn eye blue headdress gold. Motto: Corde fidelis

Origin/meaning

One of the Daughters of Shakespeares's King Lear and the only One who loved Him despite His beaviour towards Her. The Latin motto transaltes as "With faithful heart". The Badge was approved in 1920.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.

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