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In Greek Mythology the Goddess of Silence who hid Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on Gozo. Design taken from a Greek Red Figure Vase Painting in the British Museum. The Latin motto translates as "Beware what i hide". The Badge was approved on 29 July 1921 | In Greek Mythology the Goddess of Silence who hid Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on Gozo. Design taken from a Greek Red Figure Vase Painting in the British Museum. The Latin motto translates as "Beware what i hide". The Badge was approved on 29 July 1921 | ||
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from | [[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | ||
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HMS CALYPSO, ROYAL NAVY
English | Red; a female head couped with crined black garnished gold. Motto: Cave quod recondo |
Origin/meaning
In Greek Mythology the Goddess of Silence who hid Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on Gozo. Design taken from a Greek Red Figure Vase Painting in the British Museum. The Latin motto translates as "Beware what i hide". The Badge was approved on 29 July 1921
Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Ecyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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