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RCN Submarines (Victoria Class), HMCS Victoria SSK 876, HMCS Windsor SSK 877, HMCS Corner Brook SSK 878, and HMCS Chicoutimi SSK 879

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) Submarines (Victoria Class) HMCS Victoria SSK 876, HMCS Windsor SSK 877, HMCS Corner Brook SSK 878, HMCS Chicoutimi SSK 879. The Upholder/Victoria class submarines were designed as a replacement for the Oberon class for use as hunter-killer and training subs.  The submarines, which have a single-skinned, teardrop-shaped hull, displace 2,220 long … Read more

RCN Submarines: HMCS Grilse (SS 71), Rainbow (SS 75), Ojibwa (S72), Onondaga (S73), Okanagan (S74), HMS Olympus, and HMS Osiris

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) 1950–1989, Submarines: Balao-class (USN Photo) HMCS Grilse (SS 71) (II), 26 Sep 1969. After its service in the United States Navy as USS Burfish, HMCS Grilse was in service on Canada’s West Coast from 1961 to 1968.  It was the first submarine to be commissioned into full service since HMCS CH-14 … Read more

RCN Submarines: HMCS CC-1, HMCS CC-2, HMCS CH-14, and HMCS CH-15

RCN Submarines HMCS CC-1 (CC class); HMCS CC-2 (CC class); HMCS CH-14 (H class); HMCS CH-15 (H class) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3399683) HMCS CC-1 and CC-2 (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PA11354) HMCS CC-1 (left) and CC-2 (right).  HMCS CC-1 and HMCS CC-2 were CC-class submarines used by the Royal Canadian Navy. … Read more

RCN Sloops: HMCS Algerine, and HMCS Shearwater

Sloops HMCS Algerine (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3399834) HMCS Algerine, sloop.  HMS Algerine was a Phoenix-class steel screw sloop of the Royal Navy.  She was launched at Devonport in 1895, saw action in China during the Boxer Rebellion, and later served on the Pacific Station.  She was stripped of her crew at … Read more

RCN Ships of the Fishermen’s Reserve, 1938-1944

Royal Canadian Navy Ships of the Fishermen’s Reserve RCN ships of the Fisherman’s Reserve HMCS Allaverdy (Fy 06), HMCS Aristocrat (Z 46), HMCS B.C. Lady (Fy 07), HMCS Barkley Sound (Fy 23), HMCS Billow (Fy 25), HMCS Bluenose (Fy 44), HMCS Camenita (Fy 41), HMCS Cancolim (Fy 10/P10), HMCS Canfisco (Fy 17), HMCS Cape Beale (Fy 26), … Read more

RCN Sail Training Vessel (STV): HMCS Oriole, and HMCS Pickle

‍Sail Training Vessels HMCS Oriole (KC 480) (RCN Photo) HMCS Oriole (KC 480). (Redonebird Photo) HMCS Oriole (KC 480). (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4976228) HMCS Oriole (KC 480), 24 October 1958. (RCN Photo) HMCS Oriole (KC 480), Halifax, Aug 2025. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3225664) Royal Canadian Navy yacht Pickle with RCN yacht Tuna in … Read more

RCN Replenishment Oiler (AOR): HMCS Provider AOR 508, and Auxiliary Vessels: HMCS Protecteur AOR 509, HMCS Preserver AOR 510

RCN, 1963-2016, Replenishment Oiler (AOR), (Provider Class), Auxiliary Vessels (Protector Class) HMCS Provider AOR 508. (Canadian Forces Photo) HMCS Provider 508.  Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., Lauzon, Quebec, she was commissioned there on 28 Sep 1963.  She was the first Operational Support ship in the RCN and was designed with the capacity … Read more

RCN Protecteur-Class Joint Support Ships: HMCS Protecteur (2nd) (520), and HMCS Preserver (2nd) (521)

Protecteur-Class Joint Support Ships HMCS Protecteur, and HMCS Preserver (RCN Photo) The longest ship ever built in Canada, at close to 174 metres in length, the future Protecteur-class Joint Support Ships (JSS) will provide core replenishment, limited sealift capabilities and support to operations ashore for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). The two new ships are currently … Read more

RCN Prestonian class Frigates: HMCS Ste. Thérèse (309), HMCS Stettler (311), HMCS Sussexvale (313), HMCS Swansea (306), HMCS Toronto (319), HMCS Victoriaville (320).

RCN Prestonian class Frigates:  HMCS Ste. Thérèse (309), HMCS Stettler (311), HMCS Sussexvale (313), HMCS Swansea (306), HMCS Toronto (319), HMCS Victoriaville (320). HMCS Ste. Thérèse (309) (City of Vancouver Archives Photo) HMCS Ste. Thérèse (309) Prestonian class Frigate.  Built by Davie Shipbuilding & Repairing Co. Ltd., HMCS Ste. Thérèse (K366) was commissioned on 28 … Read more

RCN Prestonian Class Frigates: HMCS Antigonish (301), HMCS Beacon Hill (303), HMCS Buckingham (314), HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (317)

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) 1942–1968, Frigates (Prestonian Class) Frigates Frigates were initially called “twin-screw corvettes” and were larger and more habitable than the standard corvettes.  They had twice the endurance rate, at 7,200 sea miles at 12 knots.  The RCN frigates were named for rivers, hence the name “River class”.  60 frigates were built in … Read more