HMS Urchin, Royal Navy

	HMS URCHIN, ROYAL NAVY Country:United Kingdom

Official blazon
English	Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a hedgehog statant proper. Motto: Armatus ad defendum.

Ancient Name for a Hedgehog. The Motto translates as "Armed to defend". The badge was approved on 3 July 1943.

Literature: Image from rnsubs.co.uk. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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