HMCS Oriole

The official lineage of HMCS Oriole extant commissioned ship.

Badge

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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