HMCS Brunswicker, Royal Canadian Navy

HMCS BRUNSWICKER, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY

Official blazon

Badge: Or upon a base barry wavy Vert and Or a lymphad oars in action Sable sail Gules charged with a horse forcene Argent, flying from the main mast a pennon and from the fore and mizzen masts a flag Gules charged with a maple leaf Or.
Motto: PACIS TUENDAE CAUSA.

Origin/meaning

The design is derived from devices contained in the arms of the province of New Brunswick. The horse on the main sail is taken from the arms of Brunswick in Germany. The Latin Motto translates as “In order to preserve peace”.

The Blazon of the Badge was confirmed by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on January 1, 2009.

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

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