HMCS Saskatoon

Badge

Description

Vert a lion passant guardant crowned with a naval coronet Or sails Argent and grasping in the dexter paw a Saskatoon bush irradiated and fructed proper leaved Or.

Significance

The gold lion is taken from the symbol used by the City of Saskatoon. The lion wears a naval coronet, and grasps a Saskatoon bush thereby making reference to the name of the City.

Motto

FORTIS CEU LEO FIDUS (Brave as a faithful lion)

Colours

Gold and Green

Battle Honours

The Second World War

ATLANTIC, 1942-45.

Lineage

First of Name

• Corvette, Flower Class.
• Commissioned 9 June 1941.^{Footnote 1}
• Paid off 25 June 1945.^{Footnote 2}

Second of Name

• Coastal Defence Vessel, Kingston Class.
• Commissioned 5 December 1998.^{Footnote 3}

Operational history

The Second World War

Saskatoon served on escort duties off of the coast of Nova Scotia and in the North Atlantic with the 'Halifax Local Defence Force' and the 'Western Local Escort Force'.^{Footnote 4}

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