HMS Ultimatum, Royal Navy

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HMS ULTIMATUM, ROYAL NAVY

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

Official blazon

Blue; two swords in saltire points downward pommels and hilts gold surmounted by a gauntlet of plate mail in pale proper.

Origin/meaning

A Gauntlet flung down by a challenger. The badge was approved in 1945.

Literature: Image from rnsubs.co.uk. Information from Admiralty Badges Encyclopaedia by T.P. Stopford.