HMS St Vincent, Royal Navy

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HMS ST VINCENT, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS St Vincent, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Red; a demi-horse rampant silver crined and hoofed gold, winged blue charged on the wing with a fleur_de-lys gold.

Motto: Thus.

Origin/meaning

From the arms of Admiral Jervis, ennobled after the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797. The Motto is from the old steering order "keep her thus". The badge was approved in 1927.


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

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