HMS Montrose, Royal Navy

HMS MONTROSE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

White; a rose red barbed and seeded proper. Motto: Mare ditat rosa decorate

Origin/meaning

From the Arms and Motto of Scottish Town and the Dukedom. The Motto transaltes as "The sea enriches, the roses decorates". The Badge was approved in 1920.

Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admrialty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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