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Blazon

A plate charged with a sea-lion guardant Azure holding a sabre proper hilt and guard Or, all within the Badge Frame for Ships and Naval Reserve Divisions.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The lion is a reference to the ship's namesake, Lieutenant Frederick Rolette, who was said by Major-General Isaac Brock to have had the "gaze of a lion" while taking part in the capture of Detroit in 1812. The fish portion of the sea-lion alludes to Lt. Rolette's service in the Provincial Marine of Lower Canada (now Quebec). The sabre refers to the one presented to Lt. Rolette by friends and admirers in the city of Quebec in honour of his service. Blue and white are the present colours of his home province, Quebec. The white background refers to the Arctic environment in which HMCS Frederick Rolette will operate.

Motto

LEONIS FORTITUDINE (With the courage of a lion)

Colours

Blue and white