HMS YORK is the twelfth to bear the name, which is one of the oldest ship names in the Royal Navy. The last HMS YORK was an 8 inch cruiser and sister ship to HMS EXETER. Commissioned in 1930, she had a brief but very active war career ending as one of the casualties in the battle for Crete when she was disabled at Souda Bay on 26 March 1941. Later that spring she was scuttled to prevent her falling into enemy hands. The present HMS YORK was launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend. Accepted into service on 25 March 1985 she was commissioned on 9 August at Rosyth her base port at that time, she is now based at Portsmouth. Her funnel badge, a red cross with lions passant is from the coat of arms of the City of York. The ship's crest is the White Rose of York. The motto 'Bon Espoir' means 'Good Hope'. SHIP'S SPONSOR LADY GOSLING
Lowesoft 1665 Orfordness 1666
Sole Bay 1672
Schooneveld 1673
Texel 1673 Bantry Bay 1680
Beachy Head 1690 Cartagena
1741
Louisburg 1758 Martinique 1809
Atlantic 1939 Norway 1940
Medterrainean 1940-41 Malta Convoys 1941
An annulet vert edged and inscribed with the words "VOLTIGEURS DE QUEBEC" argent, centred upon the cross of the Order of St. Louis. Within the annulet, a representation of the Salaberry Arms. Touching the lower three arms of the cross, a ribbon argent bearing the motto FORCE A SUPERBE MERCY A FIOBLE gules. The whole is ensigned by the Royal Crown proper.
VOLTIGEURS
Les Voltigeurs de Quebec of Canada has won a total of seventy (7) Battle Honours in its history.
http://cdnarmy.ca/inf/volt.html
http://www.royalmontrealregiment.com/
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York) is a Primary Reserve Infantry Battalion which is based in the Western part of the Province of New Brunswick. It is made up of citizen soldiers who train part-time at local armouries throughout the year and full-time (as their civilian employment permits) at military bases across Canada. At present, it is composed of four Rifle Companies, one each in Edmunston (A Coy), Fredericton (B Coy), Grand Falls (C Coy), and Saint John (D Coy) as well as a Headquarters and Administrative Company, both located in Fredericton.
Superimposed on the center of a circular scroll bearing the designation ROYAL NEW BRUNSWICK REGIMENT, the Arms of the Province of New Brunswick (i.e.: or, an ancient galley, or lymphad, the sails unfurled, oars in action on the sea all proper, the flags and pennant gules; on a chief gules; a lion passant guardant, or) over the base of the circular scroll a second scroll inscribed with the motto SPEM REDUXIT (meaning "Hope Restored"); the whole surmounted by the Crown.
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment has won a total of seventy (70) Battle Honours in its history.
http://www.brunnet.net/242/rnbr.htm
http://regiments.org/milhist/northamerica/inf/954RNBR.htm
