Badge of H.M.C.S. Ottawa
Badge of H.M.C.S. Ottawa
Blazon
Gules a bend wavy Argent charged with two bendlets wavy Azure surmounted by a beaver couchant Or its sinister forepaw resting on a log of silver birch proper;
Symbolism
The beaver on a log of wood is taken from the unofficial pre-war and war-time badge of HMCS Ottawa. The white and blue wavy bend represents the Ottawa River after which the ship is named. The red field is a reference to the Aboriginal Outaouais people, “redskin” being a term in common use when the badge was first designed.
Motto of H.M.C.S. Ottawa
Blazon
EGOR BEOFOR;
Symbolism
Meaning “Sea Beaver”.
