- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Approval of a Badge
February 1, 2001
Vol. IV, p. 168
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Blazon
Badge
Azure on five bars wavy Argent abaised an open book Argent bound Or charged with an escutcheon Azure bearing a fouled anchor Or, the book encircled in base by four bezants, charged from dexter to sinister with a propeller, three lines in the form of a hull, a signal trace, and an axe and hammer in saltire, all Azure, and in chief a ship's lantern proper irradiated Or;
Motto
INNARE PROGREDI BELLARE;
Symbolism
Badge
The five wavy bars represent the five training divisions which sustain naval engineering. The ship's lantern symbolizes a naval version of the lamp of knowledge with the rays referring to the outward spread of knowledge, also represented by the book on which is placed the classic naval symbol, the anchor. The School's scope of expertise is highlighted by the symbols on the gold circles: marine systems (propeller), naval architecture (ship's hull forms), combat systems (signal trace), and naval construction (axe and hammer).
Motto
Meaning, "To float, to move, to fight".
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 the Unit, assisted by Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, Cathy Sabourin, Fraser Herald, and the Heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military