Badge of H.M.C.S. Summerside
Badge of H.M.C.S. Summerside
Blazon
Gules issuant from the base a sun in splendour Or charged with an island bearing dexter three oak saplings and sinister an oak tree fructed proper above barry wavy Or and Gules;
Symbolism
The sun and the wavy bars recall summer and waves, thus alluding to the ship’s name. The island and the oak trees are found in the arms of Prince Edward Island, where the city of Summerside is located.
Motto of H.M.C.S. Summerside
Blazon
SPEM SUCCESSUS ALIT;
Symbolism
Meaning “Success nourishes hope”.
