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Blazon

Argent, a bear rampant sable, langued gules, grasping and breaking with its forepaws a beech bough proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

Antigonish is a Micmac word meaning "broken branches." It is said that beech trees grew in abundance at the site of the present town and that bears used to frequent the spot to procure beech nuts from the branches that they broke down, thereby the association with the name and the animal.

Remarks

Antigonish was a member of the 1943-1944 programme of 27 River class frigates. Commissioned in July 1943, she wore pennant K661. Put into reserve in 1946, she was reactivated in 1947, and served as a training ship until 1954. Between 1956 and 1957 she underwent an extensive conversion which greatly improved her fighting capabilities. As a member of the Prestonian class of ocean escort she wore pennant 301. Antigonish was paid off in December 1966.

Motto

Be worthy

Colours

Gold and black

Battle Honours

Atlantic, 1944-1945

References

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