HMCS Yukon, Royal Canadian Navy
HMCS YUKON, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
Official blazon
Gules; a bend wavy or charged with a like bendlet azure, and over all a Malamute sled dog, proper / De gueules, à bande ondée d'or à bandelette semblable d'azur et brochant le tout un chien de traineau malamute au naturel
Motto: Only the fit survive
Origin/meaning
The Dog is from the Crest of the Arms of Yukon. The Wavy bend symbolises the Yukon River along which gold was found.
Literature: Image from Badges of the Canadian Forces/Insignes des Forces Canadiennes
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