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Revision as of 08:53, 6 September 2023

HMS REPULSE, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Repulse, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English 1919 Version: Blue; upon wavelets engrailed silver and blue a tower gold from which a union Flag developed proper.

Motto: Qui tangit frangatur.
1941 Version: Blue; an eagle alightning on a rock wing addorsed proper
Motto: Qui tangit frangatur

Origin/meaning

The Motto translates as "Who touches me is broken". The Badge approved 1919 and replaced in 1941. As the Ship was sunk that year, the 1941 Version was not used very long.


Literature: Image from Pinterest