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HMCS WHITEHORSE, ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
Official blazon
Badge: Azure three bends wavy Or over all a horse forcene Argent.
Origin/meaning
The name Whitehorse comes from the Whitehorse Rapids which are said to resemble the mane of a white horse. The bends of the field represent the river and they are gold in remembrance of the Klondike gold rush.
The badge was approved by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on Noverber 1, 1996.
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© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
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Literature: Image from https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/canadian-forces-badges/