Gules a demi sun in splendour Or issuant in base charged with an island Vert to the sinister an oak tree fructed to the dexter thereof three oak saplings sprouting all proper the island rising out of barry wavy Or and Gules.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)
The badge represents in the language of heraldry the name of the community which Summerside proudly bears. The sun and waves of the sea in red and gold recall the summer, while the depiction of the island and oak trees as found in the Arms of the Province of Prince Edward Island are placed at the centre of the design.
Kingston Class Maritime Defence Vessel
SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT (Success nourishes hope)
Gold and Red
The Second World War
ATLANTIC, 1941-44; GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, 1942, 1944; NORMANDY, 1944; ENGLISH CHANNEL, 1944-45.
The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces Volume 2, Part 1 Extant Commissioned Ships, Directorate of History and Heritage, January 1, 2001.