HMS Stygian, Royal Navy

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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.