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===Official blazon===
===Official blazon===
Blue; issuant from waves in base white and blue three African lillies (Gladiolus Carneus) slipped and leaved proper.


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Name was given to the Simonstown Naval Base, Cape Town, South Africa. The Location in Africa is symbolises by the Lilies. The badge was approved in 1937.
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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