HMS Ossory, Royal Navy

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HMS OSSORY, ROYAL NAVY

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

Official blazon

Blue; five ostrich feathers white enfield by a ducal coronet gold.

Origin/meaning

The Duke of Ossory (1634-1680) fought at the Battle of Solebay under the Duke of York in 1672. The badge was approved in 1946.

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