HMS Charybdis, Royal Navy

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HMS CHARYBDIS, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Charybdis, Royal Navy
Official blazon
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.