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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Badge show the namegiving Bird. The Motto translates as "Thoroughly watchful; he files continuosly". The Badge was approved on 23 May 1940.
The badge show the namegiving Bird. The Motto translates as "Thoroughly watchful; he files continuosly". The badge was approved on 23 May 1940.


[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Navy heraldry]]
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[[Category:Merlins]]
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Latest revision as of 07:52, 17 October 2023

HMS MERLIN

History: The Name was used by Royal Naval Air Station Donibristle, Fife 1939-1953.

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Merlin
Official blazon
English Green; over water barry wavy of two white and blue in base a merlin (Falco Columbarius) volant proper

Motto: Per vigil usque volant

Origin/meaning

The badge show the namegiving Bird. The Motto translates as "Thoroughly watchful; he files continuosly". The badge was approved on 23 May 1940.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.

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