HMS Calcutta, Royal Navy

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HMS CALCUTTA, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Calcutta, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; a sealion holding in his dexter paw a lotus flower proper.

Motto: Per ardua stablis

Origin/meaning

From the Crest and Motto of the City, see Calcutta. The Latin Motto translates as "Steadfast in difficulties". The Badge was approved in 1920.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.