HMCS JOLLIET Badge

HMCS JOLLIET Badge

Blazon

Azure above a base Argent indented of seven charged with two barrulets wavy Azure a plate in front a compass rose Or charged with a fleur-de-lis Azure.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The compass card represents 'Louis Jolliet', the explorer and cartographer from whom the ship takes her name. The blue colour represents the St. Lawrence River. The seven peaks and the 'fleur-de lis' represent Sept-Îles, Quebec, home of the ship.

Remarks

Naval Reserve Division, Sept Isles, Quebec

Motto

OMNIA PERRUMPIMUS (Nothing Can Stop Us)

Colours

Gold and Blue

Battle Honours

None

References

The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces Volume 2, Part 1 Extant Commissioned Ships, Directorate of History and Heritage, January 1, 2001.