The official lineage of HMCS Summerside extant commissioned ship. The badge represents in the language of heraldry the name of the community which Summerside proudly bears.

The official lineage of HMCS Brandon extant commissioned ship. The horse is from the Arms of the City of Brandon, Manitoba, for which the ship is named.

The official lineage of HMCS Saskatoon extant commissioned ship. The gold lion is taken from the symbol used by the City of Saskatoon.

The Tridents represent the defensive role of the ship, while the bee, which is drawn from the symbol of the City of Moncton, represents both industriousness and the offensive capability of the ship.

Named for Goose Bay, Labrador, which was named for the birds stopping in the area on their migration, the ship’s badge shows a Canada goose flying above the water represented by the two wavy barrulets.

Ravens are familiar ornithological residents of Yellowknife, while the miner’s powder knife in the raven’s right talon symbolizes gold mining, one of the major industries in the area, as well as the ship’s defensive capability.

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.

Shawinigan served on escort duties off of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and in the North Atlantic with ‘Sydney Force’, ‘Newfoundland Command’, ‘Halifax Force’ and the ‘Western Local Escort Force’.

The official lineage of HMCS Edmonton extant commissioned ship. Homeport: CFB Esquimalt, British Columbia.

Nanaimo served on escort duties off the coast of Newfoundland, in the North Atlantic and off the coast of British Columbia with the ‘Western Local Escort Force’, ‘Newfoundland Command’ and ‘Pacific Coast Command’.

Glace Bay served on convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic with the ‘Mid-Ocean Escort Force’ Type, class: Kingston class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV)

The official lineage of HMCS Kingston extant commissioned ship. First of Name, Coastal Defence Vessel, Kingston Class.

The Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs) are multi-role minor war vessels with a primary mission of coastal surveillance and patrol.

She arrived at Esquimalt, British Colombia on November 7, and, with war approaching, left for Halifax, Nova Scotia, almost one year later on escort duties.

These vessels operate year round in B.C. coastal waters and are frequent visitors in many of the smaller ports both on the Mainland and around Vancouver Island.