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| | | White; three bars couped wavy blue surmounted by a roebuck's head erased proper gorged with a ducal crown proper. | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
William Dampier (1652-1715) cirumnavigated the World three times, first in command of the Ship Roebuck (symbolised by the Roebuck's Head) and lastly in the Duke 1708-1711 as Pilot to Captain Woode Rogers. This is symbolises by the Ducal Crown. The Badge was approved in 1947. | |||
{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1947]] |