HMS Syrtis, Royal Navy
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HMS SYRTIS, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Blue; issuant from a base gold an arms embowed in armour proper the hand grasping by the neck a serpent entwined about the arm also gold. Motto:Feriendo defendo. |
Origin/meaning
The Motto translates as "In destroying we preserve". The badge was approved on 8 May 1943.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.