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Revision as of 09:44, 16 July 2023
HMS CHARYBDIS, ROYAL NAVY
| English | White; issuant from a whirlpool in base a fig tree leaved and fructed proper suspended from the branches a reremouse inverted gold. |
Origin/meaning
In Greek Mythology a Sea Monster transformed into a whirlpool, caused Odysseus to be shipwrecked. Washed ashore, Odysseus clung like a bat to a convenient tree until rescued. The Badge was approved on 12 December 1941.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.