HMS Pique, Royal Navy
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HMS PIQUE, ROYAL NAVY
English | Blue; in front of a trident erect gold two rapiers fesswise one point to the dexter and one point to the sinister white. |
Origin/meaning
A Prize of 1795 taken by Captain Robert Faulknor in the Blanche, who died grappling the two vessels alongside. His Arms incled a Trident. The badge was approved in 1944.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.