RN Officer's woven red and yellow badge

[Smiffy]

Last night I watched Channel5’s 'Warship: Life At Sea', episode 1, HMS Northumberland (F238), very good.

Here's my question - the ship's captain, Commander Thom Hobbs is wearing a strange badge on his right shoulder - a very unusual badge for a RN officer to wear.

It seems not worn on all his shirts or all occasions on ship.

Any ID?

[leigh kitchen]

Based on St Oswald's Shield?
St Oswald had strong links to Peterborough Cathdral I think, Peterborough was until a few decades ago in Northamptonshire.

[Smiffy]

Sorry, that should have been HMS Northumberland.

[leigh kitchen]

There's St Oswald's Shield link to Northumberland too,featuring on some army insignia, the badge is the flag of Northumbria.

[mike_vee]

Possibly worn for port visit to Newcastle in February 2020 :

HMS Northumberland sailed up the River Tyne for a port visit to Newcastle, in order to strengthen her ties between the ship and its affiliated county.

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-an...med-river-tyne


NB: The Northumberland flag is the flag of the historic county of Northumberland and the banner of the arms for Northumberland County Council.

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[Smiffy]

The badge worn is based on the coat of arms of Northumberland.
The flag of northuberland is shown here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Northumberland

I was just interested to see an unusual badge worn in this manner.

[leigh kitchen]

Yes, as we've said, the flag of Northumberland.

[grey_green_acorn]

In their Red Sea rig both the Captain and Executive Officer were wearing cummerbunds in Northumberland Tartan (aka Shepherds or Border Tartan).

Tim

[leigh kitchen]

Interesting, I've only seen the Shepherd's Tartan worn by 1 RRF's C.O.s Piper.