HMS Castor, Royal Navy

HMS CASTOR, ROYAL NAVY

Official blazon

English

Blue; a horse's head couped white bridled red garnished gold. Motto: Frenavimus mare

Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology, the Twin of Pollux who rode the Horse Cyllarus. a Prize Name of 1781 and 1794. The Latin Motto translates as "We have badled the sea". The Badge was approved on 2 December 1919.

Literature: Image from ebay.com. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.

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