CFS GANDER Badge

CFS GANDER Badge

Blazon

Azure, in front of a sun in splendour, a Canada gander rising.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The badge depicts the namesake of the town in Newfoundland where the radio station is located. The navy blue field denotes its past naval affiliations.

Remarks

Gander was commissioned as one of HMC Naval Radio Stations in 1957 and later renamed as CFS Gander.

Motto

Fidelitas (Steadfastness)

References

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