- The Governor General of Canada
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HMCS Windsor
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Approval of a Badge
December 1, 1999
Vol. IV, p. 17
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Blazon
Badge
Azure in base three barrulets wavy Argent thereon a pile Argent overlaid of another Sable overall a sea lion grasping a trident Or and gorged with a naval coronet also Or sails Argent;
Symbolism
Badge
The badge uses a "V" format, a reference to the Victoria class of submarines. The colours blue and black refer to the colour of water both above and below the surface. The lion supporter of the Arms of the City of Windsor, for which the vessel is named, has been given a fish's lower portions and a trident in reference to the vessel's offensive and defensive capability.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on November 3, 2001, in Volume 135, page 4056 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military