HMS Foyle, Royal Navy

HMS FOYLE, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; a fencing foil proper in chief a shield white thereon a dexter hand red. Motto: En garde

Origin/meaning

A River in Northern Ireland, the location indicated by the Shield with the Red Hand of Ulster. The Motto translates as "on guard". The Badge was approved in 1935.

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

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