Length: 28.0cm x Width: 22.5cm x Height: 4.0cm
A crest shaped wooden plaque with a circular shaped metal badge mounted on it. The badge has the image of a cormorant flying over green waves on the centre. The outside edge of the badge is painted gold and looks like a robe. There is a red maple leaf on the central bottom of the badge. At the top is a gold painted crown in the shape of the stern of three ships with a white sail between each. There are red lanterns on the end of each ship. Below the crown is the name "Cormorant" in white lettering on a green background. The back of the plaque has a plain wooden surface with a small hole at the central top portion.
This symbol is the heraldic badge for the former HMCS Cormorant.
HMCS Cormorant was a diving support vessel that served in the Canadian Forces. She was equipped with two SDL-1 submersibles. The ship was the first in the Canadian Forces to have women assigned to their crew. Initially constructed as the trawler Aspa Quarto in 1965, the ship was acquired by the Canadian Forces in 1975 and renamed Cormorant. The vessel remained in service until 1997 when Cormorant was sold to a US buyer. The ship was laid up at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia and awaiting disposal.
