HMS Sheffield, Royal Navy

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HMS SHEFFIELD, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Sheffield, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; eight arrows interlaced silver feathered and armed gold.

Motto: Deo adjuvanted proficio

Origin/meaning

The badge was approved in 1935, and is based on the City Arms, see Sheffield. The Motto translates as "With God's Help i advance".


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