HMS Gambia, Royal Navy

HMS GAMBIA, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Per fess blue and green; a palm tree proper surmounted by an elephant also proper.

Origin/meaning

From the Badge on the colonial Flag of Gambia. The Badge was approved in 1942.

Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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