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HMS Bittern, Royal Navy

HMS BITTERN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Bittern, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Green; a bittern Botarus stellar is alerted proper.

Motto: Rostro vinco later Rostro vidico

Origin/meaning

A member of the Heron Family. The Mottos translates as "I conquer with my beak /I avenge with my beak".The badge was approved in 1934.

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

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