HMS Surprise, Royal Navy

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HMS SURPRISE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Surprise, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; an ancient galley black oars i action white.

Motto: an ancient virtus.

Origin/meaning

The Motto Translates as "Valour is the only nobility". The badge was approved in 1920.

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

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