HMCS Champlain, Royal Canadian Navy

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HMCS CHAMPLAIN, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

Official blazon

Badge: Vert a bend wavy Argent charged with a like bendlet Gules and over all a maple leaf Or.
Motto: PRÉPARER POUR DÉFENDRE, meaning "Prepare to defend".

Origin/meaning

The badge was approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on April 20, 1990.

Literature: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/