HMCS MONTCALM Badge

HMCS MONTCALM Badge

Blazon

Party per pale Gules and Azure a tower with three turrets Argent masoned Sable.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The Arms of the distinguished French Lieutenant-General Louis Joseph Montcalm-Gozon, Marquis de Montcalm include the following in the second and third quarters: "Sable a tower with three turrets Argent." That is, a white tower upon a field of black. The badge used the tower device placed on a field equally divided red and blue, referring to the historic tenure of Quebec by both British and French.

Remarks

Naval Reserve Division, Quebec City, Quebec

Motto

DISPONIBLE POUR SERVIR (Ready to serve)

Colours

Scarlet and Black

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.