The Naval Crown (in Latin corona navalis), was a gold crown awarded to the first man who boarded an enemy ship during a naval engagement. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. A crown is the traditional Symbolic form of Headgear worn by a Monarch or by a Deity, for whom the crown traditionally represents power In style, the crown was made of gold and surmounted with the beaks of ships.

In heraldry a naval crown is mounted atop the shields of coats of arms of the naval vessels and other units belonging to some navies. Heraldry in its most general sense encompasses all matters relating to the duties and responsibilities of officers of arms.

See also

• Mural crown
• Naval heraldry

In Hellenistic culture a mural crown identified the goddess Tyche, the embodiment of the fortune of a city familiar to Romans as Fortuna. Naval heraldry is a form of identification used by ships from the end of the 19th century onwards after distinguishing features such as Figureheads and Gilding were

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