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Blazon

Azure a shake-fork Argent supporting in the middle chief a bezant.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

Named for Captain George Vancouver's ship. The devices used in this badge are "armes parlantes," or speaking arms, where pictures of things are employed to illustrate the different syllables of the word. The shake-fork looks like the letter Y, and the bezant is a disc of gold. In this case, in the design we find a rebus on the word DISC-OVER-Y.

Remarks

Naval Reserve Division, Vancouver, British Columbia

Motto

STEADFAST AND VIGILANT

Colours

Blue and White

Battle Honours

Pre-The First World War
PORTLAND, 1653; COPENHAGEN, 1801.

References

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