HMS Excalibur, Royal Navy
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HMS EXCALIBUR, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Blue; on an mount green a rock proper wherein is fixed a sword hilted gold enfiled with an antique crown.
Motto: Deo duce ferro comitante
Origin/meaning
Excalibur is the Sword know from the legend of King Arthur. The Motto translates as "God is my leader and his iron (Sword) my companion". THe Badge was approved on 8 August 1946. The Name was used for the New Entry Establishment at Stoke-on-Trent 1942-1947.
Literature: Image from rnsubs.co.uk. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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