HMS Kittiwake, Royal Navy

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HMS KITTIWAKE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Kittiwake, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Per fess wavy gold and blue; a kittiwake (Rissa Tridactyla) hovering white.

Motto: Nunquam dormeo

Origin/meaning

The canting Badge was approved in 1936. The Motto translates as "I am never caught napping".

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

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