1881 to 1882

Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), 1881-1910 (DND Photo, CN-1997) HMS Charybdis, Canada’s first Naval training ship Although Royal Canadian Navy did not come into official existence until 1910 and its first ship was the HMCS Rainbow, there was a warship in Canadian service before then. HMS Charybdis was acquired from the Royal Navy by the Dominion … Read more