HMS Prompt, Royal Navy

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HMS PROMPT, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Prompt, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English White; on a torteau winged black a cinquefoil white.

Origin/meaning

From the Hopson Family Arms; although Vice Admiral Sir Thomas Hopson who captured Prompt from the French off Vigo in 1702 had no Arms. The badge was approved in 1945.


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