HMCS RADISSON Badge

Blazon

Or on a fess wavy Azure charged with two barrulets wavy Argent, two paddles saltire proper, and over all the head of a young voyageur proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The ship's name stems from Pierre Esprit Radisson, who conducted explorations and participated in the fur trade by canoe from a base in the sandy hills of what is now Three Rivers (Trois-Rivières).

Remarks

Naval Reserve Division, Trois Rivieres, Quebec

Motto

FORTITUDO IN PESEVERANTIA (Preserve with courage)

Colours

Gold 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.