HMCS Ville de Québec
The official lineage of HMCS Ville de Québec extant commissioned ship.
Badge
Description
Azure on a base three bars wavy Argent an ancient ship Or.
Significance
The central device is derived from the Coat of Arms of the City of Quebec. The ship represents the founding of Quebec in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain and the subsequent establishment of Quebec as an important port.
Motto
DON DE DIEU FERAY VALOIR (I will be worthy)
Colours
Gold and Blue
Affiliation
HMCS Ville de Québec has an official affiliation with Les Voltigeurs de Québec. This affiliation cannot be transferred to new construction.
Battle Honours
The Second World War
GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE, 1942; ATLANTIC, 1942-44; MEDITERRANEAN, 1943; ENGLISH CHANNEL, 1944-45.
Lineage
First of Name
- Corvette, Revised Flower Class.
- Commissioned 24 May 1942.Footnote 1
- Paid off 6 July 1945.Footnote 2
Second of Name
- Frigate, Halifax Class.
- Commissioned 11 July 1994.Footnote 3
Operational history
The Second World War
Ville de Québec served on escort duties on the Atlantic seaboard, in the North Atlantic, around the United Kingdom and in the Mediterranean Sea with the 'Western Local Escort Force', the 'Mid-Ocean Escort Force', the 'Quebec Force' and 'Plymouth Command'.Footnote 4 On 13 January 1943 she sank the German submarine U224 in the western Mediterranean Sea.Footnote 5
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