HMS Aphrodite, Royal Navy
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 Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.