HMS Enterprise, Royal Navy

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Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Enterprise, Royal Navy
HMS ENTERPRISE, ROYAL NAVY

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English Red; a lion rampant undre a star all silver

Motto: Spes aspera levat


Origin/meaning

From the arms of Rear Admiral Sir James Ross, who commanded HMS Explorer in the Unsuccessful search for the Franklin Expedition in the Arctic in the Years 1858-1854. The Latin Motto Translates as "Hope lightens difficulties". The badge was approved in a Pentagon Frame in 1923 and in a Round Frame in 2001.


Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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