HMS Sherwood, Royal Navy
HMS SHERWOOD, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Barry wavy of seven white and blue; a stag lodged red attried gold within a wreath of oak gold conjonined in base with a hurt thereon a mullet white. |
Origin/meaning
From the Arms of the Town in Nottinghamshire also two Towns in the USA. The Star indicate tha tthe Ship was Ex US Navy Lend/Lease. The Badge was approved on 1 October 1941.
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.