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Blazon

Azure, the head and shoulders of a Viking proper wearing the typical Viking helmet argent, wings or, coat of mail argent trimmed or.
(Glossary of Heraldic Terms)

Significance

This ship commemorates the ability, skill and daring of the earliest sailors of the Atlantic - the Vikings. In little more than a large canoe they were able to withstand the most distasteful of weather and were known to have crossed the Atlantic Ocean to Newfoundland 500 years before Columbus. In addition the Vikings were feared for their ferocity as warriors - in early days "viking" and "warrior" were synonymous.

Remarks

Warrior was originally HMS Warrior. She was commissioned into the RCN in January 1946, and with her compliment of 30 aircraft, she wore pennant 31 until she was paid off in March 1948.

Motto

"Haul together"

Colours

Gold and blue

Battle Honours

The Saints, 1782; Copenhagen, 1801; Jutland; 1916.

References

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