SHIELD
Per bend sinister Azure and Argent, between in bend sinister, a trident Or tines to sinister chief, four mullets, two in dexter chief and two in sinister base, counterchanged of the field, an escutcheon Gules edged of the third charged with the letter Z of the second, on a base of the first two barry wavy of the second, all within a bordure of the third.
CREST
Issuant from the shield, a representation of the City of San Diego crest, Proper.
MOTTO
A tripartite scroll Azure doubled and inscribed PARATUS Or.
SHIELD
The colors and division of the field resemble the Chief of Naval Operations pennant and reflect the leadership of one of the Navys most revered admirals, Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr. The trident can be found on all the ships crests that Zumwalt commanded, and the three tines symbolize the three wars in East Asia in which he fought. The smaller shield is colored red to symbolize valor and denotes the Bronze Star Medal with V device that Adm. Zumwalt received after serving aboard a destroyer during the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific. The thin wavy lines in base represent his service at sea.
CREST
The rising sun symbolizes ZUMWALT SQUADRON ONE as a new squadron in support of the Navys next generation of surface combatants. The crest can be found in Balboa Park, San Diego as part of the City of San Diegos heraldic arms and denotes San Diego as homeport of the Zumwalt-class destroyers.
MOTTO
The motto, PARATUS (Ready), represents the mission of ZUMWALT SQUADRON ONE in their efforts to support the Zumwalt-class of destroyers.
SEAL
The coat of arms as blazoned in full color on an oval field within a dark blue designation band, edged with a gold roped border with 66 turns and bearing the name ZUMWALT SQUADRON at the top and ONE at the base. The sixty-six turns on the line represent Z-Gram 66 which championed the concept of equal opportunity in the Navy.