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Fleet Maintenance Facility - Cape Scott

Halifax, Nova Scotia
Approval of a Badge
July 1, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 179

Badge of the Fleet Maintenance Facility - Cape Scott

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Blazon

Badge

Argent a cross Azure charged with a fillet cross Argent, overall a thistle Or, the cross interlaced with a gear-wheel Gules;

Motto

OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE;


Symbolism

Badge

The badge is derived directly from that borne by HMCS Cape Scott. Cape Scott on Vancouver Island was named in honour of David Scott, a merchant of Bombay. The blue cross is taken from the flag of the Trustees of the port of Bombay; the gear wheel refers to one of the functions of HMCS Cape Scott as a maintenance vessel; while the thistle is reference to the name Scott. The white cross differences the badge of FMF Cape Scott form its namesake vessel.

Motto

Not applicable