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History: The Name was given to the Royal Navy Base in Cyprus 1955-1962. | |||
[[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
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| | | Blue; in orle seven eastern crowns gold in base a plate charged with a cross couped red ensigned by a sword gold </br> | ||
Motto: Vires nostrae ex mari | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
Aphrodite was in ancient Mythology Born on Cyprus. The Crowns symbolises the Seven Kings of Cyprus. The Cross and Sword symbolises King Richard I of England who vistited Cyprus en route to the Crusades. The Latin Motto traslates as "Our Strength is from the Sea". | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. 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]] | ||
Revision as of 11:21, 10 April 2023
HMS APHRODITE, ROYAL NAVY
History: The Name was given to the Royal Navy Base in Cyprus 1955-1962.
| English | Blue; in orle seven eastern crowns gold in base a plate charged with a cross couped red ensigned by a sword gold Motto: Vires nostrae ex mari |
Origin/meaning
Aphrodite was in ancient Mythology Born on Cyprus. The Crowns symbolises the Seven Kings of Cyprus. The Cross and Sword symbolises King Richard I of England who vistited Cyprus en route to the Crusades. The Latin Motto traslates as "Our Strength is from the Sea".
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.