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Blazon

Sable, seme of Indigenous arrow heads, points to base and flamant, all proper.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

This ship is named in memory of Father Anthony Daniel, a seventeenth century Jesuit missionary to the Indigenous people in Canada. He was killed whilst defending his mission, Teanaostae, near Hillsdale in Simcoe County, Ontario. On the 4th of July 1648, Father Daniel found himself under attack from the Iroquois while his allies, the Hurons, were absent from the mission. Rather than surrender or to escape himself, he went to meet the Iroquois and was slam, his body being cast into the burning chapel. He was canonized in recognition of his courage and determination.

Remarks

St. Anthony is a Saint class tug, commissioned into the RCN in February 1957. She continues to wear pennant 531, for though no longer in commission is still active as a fleet auxiliary.

Colours

White and black

References

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