HMCS Thunderer, Royal Canadian Navy

HMCS THUNDERER, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

Official blazon

Gules, a pile vert edged or; charged with a representation of the head of Thor, God of Thunderstroms, affronté, wearing a Nordic open crown composed of a circlet with eight arches all planin a meeting together in a point at th epinnacle, his beard formed into nine radiating coils each tapering to a point with a small seperhead at the end / De gueules, à la pointe de sinople bordée d'or. chargée de la tête de Thor, Dieu des orages, affrontée, portant une couronne nordique ouverte faite d'un étroit bandeau d'or à la barbe en neuf boucles rayonnantes terminées en fer de lance.

Origin/meaning

Alludes to the Name. The Red Field denotes Copper Mining in the Thunder Bay Area, after which the Ship has its name.

Literature: Image from Badges of the Canadian Forces/Insignes des Forces Canadiennes

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