HMCS Charlottetown

Badge

Description

Argent on a square Vert joined at each corner with a similar square Vert a representation of the coronation crown of Queen Charlotte Sophia of England proper.

Significance

The central device of the badge is the arms of the City of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. In the design of Captain Samuel Holland, Royal Navy, for the City of Charlottetown, there is one major central square, Queen's, surrounded by four minor squares. At the heart of the badge is a stylized representation of these squares. The coronation crown of Queen Charlotte Sophia, wife of George III, honours both the city's namesake and underlines the importance of the city as the provincial capital and residence of the Sovereign's representative, the Lieutenant-Governor.

Motto

ALL CHALLENGES SQUARELY MET

Colours

Silver and Green

Battle Honours

The Second World War

ATLANTIC, 1942; GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, 1942, 1944.

Coalition Operation – Libya

LIBYA, 2011

SOUTH-WEST ASIA

ARABIAN SEA

Lineage

First of Name

• Corvette, Revised Flower Class.
• Commissioned 13 December 1941.^{Footnote 1}
• Sunk by enemy action 11 September 1942.

Second of Name

• Frigate, River Class.
• Commissioned 28 April 1944.^{Footnote 2}
• Paid off 25 March 1947.^{Footnote 3}

Third of Name

• Frigate, Halifax Class.
• Commissioned 9 September 1995.^{Footnote 4}

Operational history

The Second World War

Charlottetown (1st) served on escort duties in the North Atlantic and Gulf of St. Lawrence with 'Western Local Escort Force', 'Halifax Force' and 'Gulf Force'. She was torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U517 in the St. Lawrence River on 11 September 1942. Charlottetown (2nd) served on escort duties in the North Atlantic and Gulf of St. Lawrence with 'Western Approaches Command'.^{Footnote 5}

Coalition Operation – Libya

On 17 March 2011, Charlottetown (3rd) met with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in the Mediterranean Sea. Given a patrol area off Misrata, Charlottetown participated in the arms embargo and protecting civilians. Over the course of Op MOBILE, the ship also provided protection for minesweepers clearing the approaches to the Port of Misrata of mines, led surface action groups and coordinated aerial activities. Charlottetown handed over to HMCS Vancouver on 18 August. ^{Footnote 6}

South-West Asia

Charlottetown (3rd) joined Operation Apollo in mid-October 2002 as part of the first Task Group. Tasks performed included supporting the opening phase of Operation Enduring Freedom and then transitioned to Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) and Leadership Interdiction Operations (LIO) in the region. ^{Footnote 7}