Offshore Patrol Ship HMNZS Otago (P148), RNZN

OFFSHORE PATROL SHIP HMNZS OTAGO (P148), RNZN

History: HMNZS Otago was decommissioned in 1983 but in 2010 a new Offshore Patrol Vessel, HMNZS Otago (P148) was commissioned and took the older ship’s badge.

Official blazon

Badge: Barry wavy of eight white and blue: a claymore proper and a crook gold in saltire.
Motto: He Kaitiaki no nga tai ki te tonga = Southern Guardian.

Origin/meaning

In 1958, secondary school pupils from the Otago province were invited to design a badge for the new Rothesay-class frigate HMNZS Otago (F111). Ernest Pope from Roxburgh Hydro School was selected as the winning entry. His badge design featured a claymore (Scottish broadsword) and a shepherd’s crook crossed over blue and white lines representing the sea.

Literature: Image from https://www.nzdf.mil.nz/nzdf/our-equipment/ships-and-watercraft/hmnzs-otago/

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