HMCS Oriole
The official lineage of HMCS Oriole extant commissioned ship.
Badge
Description
Or an oriole proper.
Significance
Nothing could be more appropriate for the badge than the oriole in its natural plumage.
Motto
None
Colours
Orange and Black
Battle Honours
The Second World War
DUNKIRK, 1940.
Note
Perpetuates, by right of continuous unbroken service from the Royal Canadian Navy, two warships of the Royal Navy which previously carried the name. This perpetuation cannot be passed on to a new construction.
Lineage
First of Name
- Sailing vessel.
- Ex - Civil Oriole IV; ex - Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Oriole IV:
- Commissioned 19 June 1952.1
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