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From the Arms fo Admiral of the Fleet Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762). Who circumnavigated the world in HMS Centurion between 1741-1743. He was the last Sea Lord to fight at Sea. The Latin Motto translates as "Despair of nothing". The | From the Arms fo Admiral of the Fleet Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762). Who circumnavigated the world in HMS Centurion between 1741-1743. He was the last Sea Lord to fight at Sea. The Latin Motto translates as "Despair of nothing". The badge was approved in 1937. | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1937]] | [[Category:Granted 1937]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:09, 7 November 2023
HMS ANSON, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Per fess wavy white and blue out of a ducal coronet gold a spear head and shaft proper. Motto: Nil desperandum. |
Origin/meaning
From the Arms fo Admiral of the Fleet Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762). Who circumnavigated the world in HMS Centurion between 1741-1743. He was the last Sea Lord to fight at Sea. The Latin Motto translates as "Despair of nothing". The badge was approved in 1937.
Literature: Image from Defence Brand Portal Ministry of Defence. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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