HMS Artifex, Royal Navy

Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Artifex, Royal Navy
HMS ARTIFEX, ROYAL NAVY

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English Gold; three sledge hammers one erect two in saltire surmounted by an anvil black.


Origin/meaning

An heavy repair ship whose name is derived from the Latin for "artificier". The badge was approved on 1946.


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


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