HMCS VANCOUVER Badge
Blazon
Argent on a chief Azure three maple leaves Or and upon a base of three bars wavy Azure a ship in full sail proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)
Significance
The central device a ship in full sail represents Captain George Vancouver's ship and perpetuates the unofficial badge of Vancouver (1st).
Remarks
Halifax Class Patrol Frigate
Motto
SEMPER VIGILANS (Ever on guard)
Colours
Gold and Blue
Battle Honours
The Second World War
ALEUTIANS, 1942-43; ATLANTIC, 1944-45.
References
Badges Of The Canadian Navy by Arbuckle, J. Graeme. Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 1987.