HMCS Saskatoon

Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Saskatoon after the city;

HMCS Saskatoon (K158) was a Flower-class corvette commissioned in 1941 and served until 1945 as a convoy escort.
HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that is currently in service. She was commissioned in 1998.

Battle Honours

Atlantic 1942-45

Badge

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.^[1]

Motto

FORTIS CEU LEO FIDUS (Brave as a faithful lion)^[1]

Notes

1 2 "Volume 2, Part 1: Extant Commissioned Ships - HMCS Saskatoon". National Defence and Canadian Forces. Retrieved 31 August 2013.

References

Colledge, J. J.; Warlow, Ben (2006) [1969]. Ships of the Royal Navy: The Complete Record of all Fighting Ships of the Royal Navy (Rev. ed.). London: Chatham Publishing. ISBN 978-1-86176-281-8. OCLC 67375475.

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