File:HMAS Choules Ships Badge.jpeg

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Description	The ship's badge of the Australian warship HMAS Choules
Source	http://www.navy.gov.au/File:HMAS_Choules_badge_150.jpg
Date	13 December 2011
Author	Royal Australian Navy
Permission (Reusing this file)	See below.

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Description	The ship's badge of the Australian warship HMAS Choules
Source	Originally sourced from the website of the copyright holder, the Royal Australian Navy, at http://www.navy.gov.au/File:HMAS_Choules_badge_150.jpg
Article	HMAS Choules
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
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Purpose of use	The image is used to identify the warship HMAS Choules. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the warship, inform the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the warship, and provide visual information about the warship's badge and motto, which may be the subject of critical commentary
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