HMS Stygian, Royal Navy: Difference between revisions

From Heraldry of the World
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''' [[File:{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|center|350 px|Coat of arms (crest) of the {{PAGENAME}}]] {| class="wikitable" |+Official blazon |- |'''English''' |Barry wavy of fourteen white and black; upon a plate Cerberus sejant black the centre head representing Pluto. |} ===Origin/meaning=== Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The Badge was approved in 1944. Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges En...")
 
m (Text replacement - "The Badge" to "The badge")
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
Line 11: Line 11:


===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The Badge was approved in 1944.
Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The badge was approved in 1944.





Revision as of 13:10, 15 October 2023

HMS STYGIAN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Stygian, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Barry wavy of fourteen white and black; upon a plate Cerberus sejant black the centre head representing Pluto.

Origin/meaning

Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The badge was approved in 1944.


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