HMCS GRIFFON Badge

Blazon

Argent a griffin segreant Azure armed Gules and seme-de-lis Or.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The obvious device for the badge of Griffon is a representation of this mythical monster. As it is named for René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle's ship, the first to navigate in the upper lakes in 1679, the griffin is depicted with the colours and devices of Royal France, namely, a blue field powdered or sown with gold fleurde-lis.

Remarks

Naval Reserve Division, Thunder Bay, Ontario

Motto

PRIMA IN LACUBUS (First on the Lakes)

Colours

White and Blue

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.