SAS Oswald Pirow (renamed SAS René Sethren), South African Navy

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SAS OSWALD PIROW (RENAMED SAS RENÉ SETHREN), SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY

Official blazon

Badge: On a field Argent, the base wavy Azure charged with a bas wavy Argent, a Viking Ship affronté proper, the oval shield on either side of the hull Or, on the sail Sable two pallets, all whitin a cicular border of cable Or, ensigned with tha crest of the arms of the Republic of South Africa proper, upon a tablet Or, bearing the name OSWALD PIROW in letters Sable.

Origin/meaning

The Badge was the type Badge of Missile Strike Craft only the symbol of the Sail changed to indicate the Ships namesake. The Ships was named for South African Ministers of Defence since 1912.

Literature:

Blazon from Actas do 17. Congresso Internacional das Ciêcias Generalógica e Heraldica (Lisbon 1986)

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