HMCS Algonquin, Royal Canadian Navy

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HMCS ALGONQUIN, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

Coat of arms (crest) of the HMCS Algonquin, Royal Canadian Navy

Official blazon

Sable; a base barry wavy argent and azure of four, from which issues an Indian's arm embowed proper, wearing arma and wrist bands argent and holding a fishspear in bend transfixing an eel or / De sable á la pointe à quatre fasces ondées d'argent er d'azur, au bras d'Indien issant ployé au naturel, portant bracelets d'argent au bras et au poignet, et tenent un harpon d'argent penché transpercant une anguille d'or.
Motto: À coup sûr

Origin/meaning

The badge symbolises the Anti-Submarine Warfare activities of the Ship. The Motto translates as "With sur stroke".

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

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