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|Barry wavy of ten white; a ram's head affronty black in front of a stake inflamed proper.
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Motto: Sans faveur.</br>
1941: Blue; a free-standing balance all gold.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The Hero of Homer's Odessey and King of Ithaca. He was captured, and later escabed from, Cyclops by first blinded him with a flaming stake and then hidding by strapping himself to the belly of a ram. In the ensuring cofusion Ulysses managed to flee. The Badge was approved in 1944.
The Balance allude to the Umpire's work. The badge was approved in 1919 and changed in 1941.
 
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.


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[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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Latest revision as of 07:02, 1 November 2023

HMS UMPIRE, ROYAL NAVY


Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Umpire, Royal Navy

(1919 Badge)
Coat of arms (crest) of HMS Umpire, Royal Navy

(1941 Badge)
Official blazon
English 1919: Blue; a hand-poised balance gold.

Motto: Sans faveur.
1941: Blue; a free-standing balance all gold.

Origin/meaning

The Balance allude to the Umpire's work. The badge was approved in 1919 and changed in 1941.

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

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