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Blazon

Argent a Maltese cross Gules charged with a fouled anchor Or.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

A statement inscribed upon the world map of 1544, now called the Paris map, related that on the morning of 24 June 1497 John Cabot and his son Sebastian discovered land to which they gave the name "Land First Seen." To a large island nearby they gave the name "Saint John" because it had been discovered on St. John the Baptist's Day. Because of the fact that Cabot called this island Saint John, and also because the capital of Newfoundland, in which the Naval Division is situated is called St. John's, it is fitting to display the Maltese Cross of the knights of St. John, displaying it in red as a difference. To connect this particular Cross of St. John with the navy, a golden anchor has been superimposed upon it.

Remarks

Naval Reserve Division, St. John's Newfoundland

Motto

None

Colours

White and Vermilion

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.