HMS St Kitts, Royal Navy

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Coat of arms (crest) of HMS St Kitts, Royal Navy
HMS ST KITTS, ROYAL NAVY

Country:United Kingdom
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Official blazon
English Blue; within a wreath of laurel gold a merman proper supporting with his hands a trident erect gold.


Origin/meaning

A battle against the French under de Grasse in 1782 won by Sir Samuel Hood in whose arms is a merman. The badge was approved on 31 July 1945


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


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