HMS St Kitts, Royal Navy

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HMS ST KITTS, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS St Kitts, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; within a wreath of laurel gold a merman proper supporting with his hands a trident erect gold.

Origin/meaning

A battle against the French under de Grasse in 1782 won by Sir Samuel Hood in whose arms is a merman. The badge was approved on 31 July 1945

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

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