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Blazon

Or nicotine bloom Gules seed pod Vert and stamens Or.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The Hurons were known as growers of tobacco, hence the badge design is derived from that plant and shows the conventionalized representation of the nicotine bloom. This is in keeping with the traditional use of flower and plant forms as fighting emblems such as the Rose of York and Lancaster and our own Maple Leaf.

Remarks

Huron (I) was a member of the original Tribal class of destroyers. Commissioned in July 1943, she wore pennants G24 and then 216 until she was paid off in April 1963. Huron (II) was a member of the Tribal class of Helicopter carrying destroyers, and wearing pennant 281, was commissioned in December 1972. In 2000 she was placed in mothballed status, and paid off in 2005.

Motto

READY THE BRAVE

Colours

Gold and Crimson

Battle Honours

The Second World War
ARCTIC, 1943-45; ENGLISH CHANNEL, 1944; NORMANDY, 1944.

United Nations Operation-Korea-1950-1953
KOREA, 1951-53.

References

Badges Of The Canadian Navy by Arbuckle, J. Graeme. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1987.

CFP 267 - Badges of the Canadian Forces, Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1977.