HMS Owen, Royal Navy

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HMS OWEN, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Owen, Royal Navy

Official blazon

Barry wavy of eight white and blue; a stags head erased white the antlers red gorged with a naval crown gold.

Origin/meaning

From the Clan Badge of Keith who owned Land around Thurso, the Ship was originally named Thurso Bay. Vice Admrial William Owen (1774-1857), Hydrographer, did not possess Arms. The Arms was granted 1949.


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