HMS Phaeton, Royal Navy

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HMS PHAETON, ROYAL NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMS Phaeton, Royal Navy
Official blazon
English Black; a sun in splendour gold.

Motto: Meliore casu

Origin/meaning

In Greek Mythology Phaeton was the Son of Helios, the Sun god. He overturned his Father's Cahriot and caused quite a Storm. The Motto translates as "Better luck than this". The badge was approved in 1919.


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

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