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Blazon

Argent, a pile barry wavy or and azure, and over all placed horizontally, a billet gules.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The Minas basin was so named because of the very rich deposits of copper that were found in the area of the Bay of Fundy. Its exploitation led to the use of the term "the mines" to describe the area. In the design of the badge, the symbol of the basin, the pile, is represented in the colour of Royal France. This is in recognition of the early French explorers who preceded the English by one hundred years or more.

Remarks

Minas was a member of the Bangor class of minesweeper, constructed between 1939 and 1940. She was commissioned in August 1941, and wore pennant 1165 until she was paid off in October 1945. Recommissioned in March 1955, she wore pennant 189 until she was again paid off in November 1955.

Colours

White and red

Battle Honours

Atlantic 1941–44, Normandy 1944.

References

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