HMS Upholder (S40) The precursor of Upholder (S40) was . In 1941 Upholder (P37) was granted a badge which contained a caryatid. The ship's captain, Lieutenant Commander Malcolm Wanklyn, described the badge as "an armless Greek bint standing in a dustbin"; and designed his own unofficial badge for the ship. Upholder (S40) originally sailed under the earlier Upholder'''s official badge, yet was allowed to sail under the badge designed by Wanklyn. HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879) The badge's blue and white "V" is in reference to the Victoria-class submarines and the colours of Quebec. The bear represents the bears which are indigenous to the Chicoutimi area. The bear protects a fleur-de-lis and stands upon waves; representing the lakes and rivers in the Chicoutimi region as well as the maritime environment in which the submarine operates. The badge of Chicoutimi is blazoned: Azure in front of a pile argent bordered throughout by a letter "V" also argent fimbriated azure surmounting three bars wavy in base argent a bear rampant sable holding in the forepaws a fleur-de-lis azure. The colours of Chicoutimi are blue and white. The motto of Chicoutimi is MAÎTRE DU DOMAINE'', which translates into English as "master of the domain". See also Major submarine incidents since 2000 References Citations Sources External links "Three years after Chicoutimi fire, crew members’ health worsening" Fleet of the Royal Canadian Navy 1986 ships Ships built in Barrow-in-Furness Canadian submarine accidents Upholder/Victoria-class submarines