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Blazon

Azure, three crescents conjoined, two above fesswise and one below, surmounted by a mullet or.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

The town of Ste. Therese de Blainville in Terrebonne County, about 20 miles from Montreal received its name from Anne-Marie-Therese Duggee, a daughter of Sidrac Sieur de Boisbriand, a brilliant soldier who was granted the fief of Ste.-Therese in 1683. The devices used on the arms of Celeron de Blainville, who married AnneMarie- Therese, were a gold, five-pointed star on a blue field, the star being surrounded by three crescents, two above and one below. The design of the ship's badge incorporates these devices into one single device.

Remarks

Ste. Therese was a River class frigate. Commissioned in May 1944, she wore pennant K366 until she was paid off into reserve in November 1945. After undergoing conversion to a Prestonian class of ocean escort, she was recommissioned in January 1955, and wore pennant 309 until she was paid off in January 1967.

Motto

"En devoir, l'honneur" (In duty-honour)

Colours

White and blue

Battle Honours

Atlantic 1945, North Sea 1945.

References

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