HMS Sparrowhawk, Royal Navy

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HMS SPARROWHAWK, ROYAL NAVY

History: Name for the Royal Naval Air Station Hatston, Orkney 1939-1945.

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Sparrowhawk, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Green; a sparrowhawk statant gold its leg enicricled by a cord red and silver.

Mottos:Strike once and enough and Ad mortem sequor

Origin/meaning

The Second Motto translates as "I pursue to the death". The badge was approved in 1920.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admrialty Ship Badges Encvclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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