HMCS Fredericton

Badge

Description

Vert a bend wavy Argent charged with a like bendlet Azure and over all a Bengal tiger prepared to leap.

Significance

The field of the badge is green, which represents both New Brunswick forestry and the fact that the city of Fredericton was carved out of virgin forest. The wavy band bisecting the field symbolizes the Saint John River which runs through the city. The Bengal tiger is a device taken from the unofficial wartime badge of the first ship of name. The tiger is superimposed upon the forests and straddling the river, similar to the city, and is crouched for a leap towards prey, an indication that the vessel is a warship.

Motto

STALKER OF THE SEAS

Colours

Gold and Green

Battle Honours

The Second World War

ATLANTIC, 1942-45.

SOUTH-WEST ASIA

ARABIAN SEA

Lineage

First of Name

• Corvette, Revised Flower Class.
• Commissioned 8 December 1941.^{Footnote 1}
• Paid off 9 July 1945.^{Footnote 2}

Second of Name

• Frigate, Halifax Class.
• Commissioned 10 September 1994.^{Footnote 3}

Operational history

The Second World War

Fredericton (1st) served on escort duties in the North Atlantic and off the coast of Newfoundland with the 'Western Local Escort Force', the 'Mid-Ocean Escort Force', the 'Halifax Force' and the 'Gulf Escort Force'.^{Footnote 4}

South-West Asia

Fredericton (2nd) participated in Roto 3 of Operation Apollo from March to September 2003. Tasks included Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) and Leadership Interdiction Operations (LIO) in the region as well as escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz – a strategic choke point for shipping between the northern and southern regions of the Arabian Sea.^{Footnote 5}