HMCS Jolliet

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Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
July 8, 1991
Vol. II, p. 85

Badge of HMCS Jolliet
Badge of HMCS Jolliet
 
Badge of HMCS Jolliet

Badge of HMCS Jolliet

Blazon

Azure above a base indented of seven Argent charged with two barrulets wavy Azure a plate bordered Or surmounted by a compass rose Or charged with a fleur-de-lys Azure;

Symbolism

The compass rose recalls Louis Jolliet, the explorer and cartographer from whom the ship takes her name. The blue colour represents the St. Lawrence River. The seven peaks and the fleur-de-lis symbolize Sept-Îles, Quebec, the home of the ship.

Motto

Blazon

OMNIA PERRUMPIMUS;

Symbolism

Meaning literally “We burst through everything” or colloquially “Nothing can stop us”.

 

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the letters patent was made on January 5, 2013 in Volume 147, page 2 of the Canada Gazette.

Letters patent approving the Badge of HMCS Jolliet

Additional Information

Creator(s)

Not available

Painter

Not available

Calligrapher

Not available

Recipient Type

Military Institution