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 RCSCC ST LAWRENCE |
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RCSCC ST LAWRENCE
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| Blazon: | Gules, a bend wavy Argent charged with two like ribands Azure and over all the barrel of a ship's gun palewise muzzle upwards Or, charged upon the breech with a gridiron of the first. |
| Significance: | The red background symbolizes the strong British loyalties of the early Kingston settlers, while the wavy band represents the St. Lawrence River. The gun signifies the original ship of the name, HMS ST LAWRENCE, built in Kingston in 1813 and at the time the largest warship afloat. The gridiron on the breech is the ecclesiastical symbol of St. Lawrence, a famous third-century Christian martyr, who is said to have been executed by being slowly burned to death on a gridiron. |
| Notes: | RCSCC St. Lawrence, Kingston, Ontario |
| Artist: | LCdr Steve Cowan, Area Cadet Instructor Cadre Officer (Sea), Vancouver Island. |