HMS Bridgewater, Royal Navy
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HMS BRIDGEWATER, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Red; upon a wooden bridge of four piers gold a triple-towered castle with outer towers domed the centre tower embattled all silver portcullis gold in chief an estolie and fleur-de-lys also gold. Motto: Stet fortuna nostra |
Origin/meaning
A Market Town in Bridgewater, Somerset. From the ancient Seal of the Town. The Latin Motto transaltes as "May our fortune stand". The badge was approved in 1928.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.