HMS Egret, Royal Navy

HMS EGRET, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; over water in base barry wavy white and blue a snowt egret (Egretta Thula) in flight proper. Motto: Noli me levitate decepti

Origin/meaning

The Canting Badge was approved in 1938. The Latin Motto translates as "Dont' be deceived by my slightness".

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

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