HMS Shark, Royal Navy

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HMS SHARK, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Shark, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Blue; a shark naiant rising silver.

Motto: Celer et tenax

Origin/meaning

The Canting Badge was approved in 1920. The Motto translates as "Swift and tenacious".


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Inoformation from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.