Ship's badge of HMS 'Telemachus' 1917. It is an official design, a shield shape with a gold rope twist border, a naval crown above. 'TELEMACHUS' is inscribed in the name tablet. The badge depicts a stylised dolphin on a blue field. The pattern was approved in April 1922. The badge is made of copper alloy, painted and drilled for attachment. In Greek myth, Telemachus was the son of Odysseus and Penelope who as a child was saved from drowning by a dolphin which Odysseus then had engraved on a seal which he wore on a ring. HMS 'Telemachus' was an R-class destroyer, active 1917-1927.