File:USS Camden (AOE-2) insignia, 1967.png

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Insignia of the U.S. Navy fast combat support ship USS Camden (AOE-2).

Official description: "The insignia of Camden (AOE-2) is dreived from the city seal of Camden, New Jersey, the city where she was built and for which she was named for. The coat of arms in the center is a facsimile of the city seal of Camden, New Jersey. The right half contains a sailing ship, representing the city as a port of entry, and its ship-building industries. The left half is a replica of the coat of arms of Lord Camden, after whom the city was named. "Flexibility, Readiness, Endurance;" Camden's motto embodies the three characteristics of the ship and her crew must posess to meet the logistic support challenge the ship is designed to fulfill. The crossed sword and the anchor in the background repesent her crew, both officers and men. The line border circumscribing all facets of Camden's emblem emphasizes the unity required for Camden' to function as an effective unit of the fleet."
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Source U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Camden (AOE-2) 1976 cruise book available at Navysite.de
Author U.S. Navy

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