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Blazon

On a field barry wavy of ten argent and azure, a pile gules, proceeding from the dexter side, upon which a mullet argent pointing to the dexter chief, with "commas" of the same issuing from the points of the mullet, and between them a fleur-de-lis, or.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The red triangle symbolizes the Gaspé Peninsula jutting out into the Atlantic. The star and the “commas” are of Basque origin and refer to the claim tha Basque fishermen discovered Newfoundland in the fifteenth century and late the Gulf of St. Lawrence, including the Gaspe, long before Jacques Cartier planted a cross there. These Basques came to hunt whales and fish for cod. The fleur-de-lis refers to Cartier and the pioneer French settlers in Gaspesia.

Remarks

Gaspe (I) was a Fundy class minesweeper. She was commissioned in October 1938, and wore pennant J94 until she was paid off in July 1945. Gaspe (II) was a Bay class minesweeper. She was commissioned in December 1953, and wore pennant 143 until she was paid off in August 1957 and transferred to the Turkish Navy.

Colours

Red and white

Battle Honours

Atlantic 1939–45.

References

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