HMS Vernon, Royal Navy

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HMS VERNON, ROYAL NAVY

History: Torpedo and Anti-Submarine School at Portsmouth, Hampshire 1875-1985.


Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Vernon, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; in tree water barry of three white sinister a dexter arm embowed and vambraced proper grasping in the gauntlet bendwise sinister a trident downwards gold.

Motto: Vernon semper viret.

Origin/meaning

From the Arms and Motto of Admiral Edward Vernon (1684-1754). The Motto translates as "Vernon always succeeds". The badge was approved in 1962.

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

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