HMS Kempenfelt, Royal Navy

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HMS KEMPENFELT, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Kempenfelt, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; chief a sword proper in base issuant from wavelets silver and blue a pair of wings green.

Motto:Fideliter

Origin/meaning

Symbolises the Death of Admrial Richard Kempenfelt (1718-1782) who drowned in the Royal George. The Motto translates as Faithfully. The Badge was approved in 1930.


Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encyclopeadia by T.P. Stopford.