HMS Oswald, Royal Navy

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HMS OSWALD, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Oswald, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Green; a processional cross silver by a Saxon Crown gold.
Motto: Britain first

Origin/meaning

The King of Northumbira 605-642 AD, he introduced Christianity into his Kingdom. THe Badge was approved in 1928.

Literature: Image from rnsubs.co.uk. Information from Admralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.