Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott, Royal Canadian Navy

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FLEET MAINTENANCE FACILITY CAPE SCOTT, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

Official blazon

Badge: Argent a cross Azure charged with a fillet cross Argent, overall a thistle Or, the cross interlaced with a gear-wheel Gules.
Motto: OUR PURPOSE IS TO SERVE.

Origin/meaning

The badge is derived directly from that borne by HMCS Cape Scott. Cape Scott on Vancouver Island was named in honour of David Scott, a merchant of Bombay. The blue cross is taken from the flag of the Trustees of the port of Bombay; the gear wheel refers to one of the functions of HMCS Cape Scott as a maintenance vessel; while the thistle is reference to the name Scott. The white cross differences the badge of FMF Cape Scott form its namesake vessel.

The Badge was approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on July 1, 2001.