USS Omaha (LCS 12)
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Coat of Arms


Description/Blazon

SHIELD

Celeste, an arrowhead Azure edged Argent overall a stylized sunburst Gules fimbriated of the third emitting twelve rays Or.


CREST

From a wreath of the colors Or and Celeste, a circular railroad track Proper adorned with four mullets Or encircling an anchor Azure.


MOTTO

A scroll Argent edged Celeste and inscribed in Latin FORTITER IN RE Gules.

Symbolism

SHIELD

Light blue denotes the City of Omahas location on the Missouri River, 10 miles north of the Platte River, making the City the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The shield shape is reminiscent of the prow of LCS 12 and further resembles the home plate of a baseball field from the College World Series, held every year in Omaha. The blue arrowhead alludes to the patch of the USS OMAHA (SSN 692) and honors the various Native American tribes that lived in the land that became Omaha. The sunburst suggests the one displayed on the City of Omaha flag and is symbolic of the westward migration of settlers that flowed through the City.


CREST

The anchor and four stars denote USS OMAHA as being the fourth vessel to bear that name. The railroad tracks symbolize the First Transcontinental Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad which provided an essential developmental boon for the City.


MOTTO

The ships Latin motto derives from that of Omaha, Nebraska and translates to Courageously in Every Enterprise, which denotes LCS 12s leadership and her crews willingness to brave any future endeavor.


SEAL

The coat of arms as blazoned in full color on an oval field within a dark blue designation band, edged with a gold roped border and bearing the name USS OMAHA at the top and LCS 12 at the base.





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