HMS Pique, Royal Navy

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HMS PIQUE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Pique, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; in front of a trident erect gold two rapiers fesswise one point to the dexter and one point to the sinister white.

Origin/meaning

A Prize of 1795 taken by Captain Robert Faulknor in the Blanche, who died grappling the two vessels alongside. His Arms incled a Trident. The badge was approved in 1944.


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

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