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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The Badge was approved in 1944.
Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The badge was approved in 1944.




[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
[[Literature]]: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 1 November 2023

HMS STYGIAN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Stygian, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Barry wavy of fourteen white and black; upon a plate Cerberus sejant black the centre head representing Pluto.

Origin/meaning

Cerberus guarded the entrance to Hades, whose God was Pluto. The badge was approved in 1944.


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

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