Badge of the First Canadian Submarine Squadron
Badge of the First Canadian Submarine Squadron
Blazon
Azure in base three barrulets wavy Argent overall a trident Or ensigned by a Plains First Nations ceremonial headdress affronty feathers Or tipped Sable attached to a beaded headband proper;
Symbolism
The headdress is symbolic of leadership and connects to the practice of naming Canadian submarines after First Nations. The trident is associated with the god Poseidon, the “keeper of the deep”, and thus alludes to submarine operations.
Motto of the First Canadian Submarine Squadron
Blazon
NULLUM MONITUM EXSPECTA;
Symbolism
This Latin phrase means “Expect no warning”;
