HMCS QUEBEC Badge

Blazon

Or, a maple leaf Vert charged with a fleur-de-lis of the field.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The badge is symbolic of French Canada, combining the two traditional symbols of Canada and Old France.

Remarks

Originally the cruiser HMS Uganda, she was commissioned into the RCN in October 1944. Renamed Quebec in 1952, she wore pennant 66 until paying off in June 1956.

Motto

Nos canons parleront (Our cannons shall speak)

Colours

Green and gold

Battle Honours

Martinique, 1794.

References

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