Badges of the British Navy
A Replica Official Badge
Once the Ships Badge Commitee has approved a design for a name it is presented to the monarch for approval after which it becomes the badge for that name be it for a Frigate, Battleship, Submarine, Cruiser, Destroyer or shore estabilishment. The Admiralty's authentic Ship Badges were manufactured at Chatham Dockyard until it closed in 1984 manufacturing then moved to Devonport Dockyard. All HM Ship Badges are covered by Crown Copyright Laws and authentic badges are Crown Property!
A replica official badge of the 1920 Admiral Class Battlecrusier HMS Hood. The badge is named after Admiral Samuel Hood (RN) 1724 - 1816 and bears a Cornish Chough (proper) grasping an anchour (gold).
The badge is also depicted on the HMS Hood Association Standard.
Names with a Second Badge
For various reason's since 1918 over 20 names have a second badge, here are a few: antrim, brecon, britannia, dartmouth, dryad, electra, fife, gannet, iron duke, king george v, london, matabele, ramillies, reclaim, repulse, tiger, umpire, valiant, vidal, vulcan, walrus, and zodiac.
The same rules as above apply to second badges.
Above right is a replica official badge of HMS Iron Duke the Portsmouth based Duke Class Frigate and left is the badge of it's forbare the 1911 Portsmouth Dockyard built Super Dreadnought Battleship.
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Many of the Names taken from Greek Mythology were introduced by John Montagu (1718 - 1792) the 4th Earl of Sandwich and First Sea Lord (1771 - 1782).