The boat badge of HMS 'Sterling' 1918. The official design approved in April 1919. It depicts on a red field, a gold pound sterling sign. The ship was to be called after Vice Admiral Charles Stirling (1760-1833) but a clerical error was allowed to remain. The badge is shield-shaped with a gold rope twist border representing an destroyer. It is made of cast brass, painted and drilled at the corners. 'STERLING' is inscribed on the reverse. HMS 'Sterling' was an S-class destroyer launched in 1918 and broken up in 1932.