HMCS Hunter
The official lineage of HMCS Hunter extant commissionned ship.
Badge
Description
Vert a crossbow Or in bend sinister with two arrows Argent interlaced one on either side of the crossbow shaft.
Significance
The badge design was inherited from the Royal Navy with a slight alteration. In the original badge the two arrows stopped short of the cord on the bow, whereas here the arrows are extended and interlaced with the bow, making the device one unit instead of three.
Motto
READY WHEN REQUIRED
Colours
Hunter Green and Gold
Battle Honours
Pre-The First World War
GABBARD, 1653; SCHEVENINGEN, 1653; BARFLEUR, 1692; VIGO, 1702; VELEZMALAGA, 1704; LOUISBURG, 1758;QUEBEC, 1759.
The Second World War
ATLANTIC, 1939-44; NARVIK, 1940; SALERNO, 1943; SOUTH FRANCE, 1944; AEGEAN, 1944; BURMA, 1945.
Perpetuates, by right of continuous unbroken service from the Royal Canadian Navy, seventeen warships of the Royal Navy which previously carried this name. This perpetuation cannot be passed on to a new construction.
Lineage
First of Name
- Shore establishment.
- Naval Reserve Division, Windsor, Ontario.
- Commissioned as a tender to HMCS Stadacona 1 November 1941.Footnote 1
- Recommissioned as an independent shore establishment 1 September 1942.Footnote 2
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