HMS Onslow, Royal Navy

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HMS ONSLOW, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Onslow, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; an eagle black preying on an anchor fesswise gold.

Origin/meaning

From the Crest of Sir Richard Onslow (1741-1818) Second-in-Command at the Battle of Camperdown. The badge was approved in 1942.


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