HMS Buchan Ness, Royal Navy

HMS BUCHAN NESS, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Gold; a lion's head erased black langued red holding in the mouth a battleaxe bendwise sinister black.

Origin/meaning

A Headland south of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. From the Arms of the Earl of Buchan. The Badge was approved in 1946.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.

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