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Arthur

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HMS Florizel
« on: 12 October 2018 09:59:03 am »
Hi,

I am a new member to the Forum and I am interested in all subjects relating to the ship’s badges.

For sometime now I have been trying to find out what the link is between the name of the ship and it’s badge! Do any member have any ideas what the connection is?

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Arthur
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PhiloNauticus

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Re: HMS Florizel
« Reply #1 on: 12 October 2018 02:29:27 pm »

Florizel - character in Shakespeares' "A Winters Tale"

Badge - a pun on the name,  In Heraldry a Cross Flory (or Fleury) is a cross with fleur-de-lys at the ends

See:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_fleury

[source of info: Admiralty Badges Encyclopedia by Jonty Sexton and Admiralty Ships Badges by T P Stopford]
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Re: HMS Florizel
« Reply #2 on: 12 October 2018 03:01:55 pm »
Hi,

Thank you very much for the answer to my query. I had made a reference to the Shakespearean character but I couldn’t find the connection of the badge to the name!

Thanks again.

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