pennant
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19840011-002
- Event 1939-1945 Second World War
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer --
- Date Made --
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Communication artifacts
- Sub-category Documentary artifact
- Department Dress and Insignia
- Museum CWM
- Inscription WRCNS HMCS Stadacona
- Materials Mammal wool
- Branch Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service
- Service Component Royal Canadian Navy
- Unit HMCS Stadacona
- Measurements Length 44.7 cm, Width 14.4 cm
- Caption Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service Pennant, HMCS Stadacona
- Additional Information This souvenir pennant combines the crest of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service (WRCNS) (left) and the name of Halifax's shore establishment, HMCS Stadacona (right). The bird atop the anchor in the crest is a wren, a reference to the name given to members of the WRCNS - "wrens". HMCS Stadacona was the naval barracks, and was also responsible for aspects of administration and training. During the Second World War, members of the WRCNS stationed in Halifax - some 1,000 by 1944 - were accommodated at HMCS Stadacona.