HMS Tern, Royal Navy

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HMS TERN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Tern, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Green; a Common Tern's head (Sterna Hirundo) proper beaked red.
Motto:Vestigia nulla retorsum.

Origin/meaning

The Canting Badge was approved in 1927. The Motto translates as "There are no backward steps".

Literature: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.