HMCS Whitehorse
The official lineage of HMCS Whitehorse extant commissioned ship.
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Description
Azure three bands wavy Or over all a horse forcene Argent.
Significance
The name Whitehorse comes from the Whitehorse Rapids which are said to resemble the mane of a white horse. The bends of the field represent the river and they are gold in remembrance of the Klondike Gold Rush.
Motto
AUDENTES FORTUNA JUVAT (Fortune assists the daring)
Colours
Blue and White
Battle Honours
None
Lineage
First of Name
- Coastal Defence Vessel, Kingston Class.
- Commissioned 17 April 1998.Footnote 1
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