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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Blue; a blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) volant proper. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A warbler known to the Saxons for its song. Name given to Royal Naval Air Station Stretton, Warrington 1942-1958. The Badge was approved on 18 December 1947. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk | [[Literature]]: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1947]] | |||
Revision as of 10:10, 22 April 2023
HMS BLACKCAP, ROYAL NAVY
Official blazon
Blue; a blackcap (Sylvia Atricapilla) volant proper.
Origin/meaning
A warbler known to the Saxons for its song. Name given to Royal Naval Air Station Stretton, Warrington 1942-1958. The Badge was approved on 18 December 1947.
Literature: Image from royalnavyresearcharchive.org.uk. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stopford.