HMS Albacore, Royal Navy

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HMS ALBACORE, ROYAL NAVY

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

Official blazon

Blue; two albacore fish in saltire white.

Origin/meaning

The Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) is a type of Tuna in the Family Scombriadae. The badge was approved 1942.

Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admiralty Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.