HMS Gästrikland, Swedish Navy

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HMS GÄSTRIKLAND, SWEDISH NAVY

Official blazon

I ett med blå kulor bestött fält av silver Gästriklands vapenbild, en röd älg med gyllene beväring.

(Argent powdered with hurts, the provincial badge of Gästrikland, an elk statant gules, armed or).

Origin/meaning

The Ship used the Coat of Arms of the namegiving Province. The Name was born by a Destroyer in Service 1959-1982.

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Literature: Braunstein: Heraldiska vapen inom det svenska försvaret - Heraldry of the Swedish Armed Forces.