HMS Axford, Royal Navy

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HMS AXFORD, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Axford, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; rising from barry wavy of six white and blue a depth charge explosion white overall a harpoon palewise head in base red.

Motto: Ne entret

Origin/meaning

The badge symbolises Anti-Submarine Warfare. It is a so called Type Badge for the Seaward Defence Squadron (Ford-Class anti-submarine Ships), approved 1954. The Motto translates as "No entry"


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.