HMCS ST. STEPHEN Badge

HMCS ST. STEPHEN Badge

Blazon

Azure, a cross, couped, argent, in a sunburst or, and charged with a five stones, sable.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

Named for the town of St. Stephen in New Brunswick. The design utilizes the cross to represent the martyrdom of this saint and the rays of glory above it, as well as using the stones to represent the means by which he actually met his death.

Remarks

St. Stephen was a River class frigate. She was commissioned in July 1944 and wore pennant K454 until she was paid off in January 1946.

Motto

Faeste befongen ("Seized fast")

Colours

Gold and black

Battle Honours

Atlantic 1944-45

References

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