HMCS Margaret Brooke Departs for Antarctic
HMCS Margaret Brooke departed Halifax on January 10th, bound for the South American and Antarctic regions. The mission marks the first circumnavigation of South America and a visit to Antarctica…
Medicine Hat’s QinetiQ to Supply Targets to US Navy
CCC is pleased to announce that it was awarded a $14 million (US) contract with the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) to supply QinetiQ’s Vindicator and related services…
Rolls-Royce Canada Naval Handling Wins US Navy Order
CCC is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract from the United States Department of Defense (U.S. DoD) for an advanced winch system developed by Rolls-Royce Canada’s Naval Handling…
Past Time for Canada to Get Out of Defence Rust-Out Trap
Charles Davies CDA Institute Opinion November 28, 2024 In July 2000 the last of the Royal Canadian Navy’s 1960s vintage Oberon Class submarines was retired from service when it could…
HMCS Ottawa Honors Canadian War Hero in Onagawa, Japan
Crewmembers of HMCS Ottawa participated in a special ceremony in Onagawa, Japan, on 26 November, honoring a Canadian war hero. Pilot Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray RCNVR received a posthumous Victoria…
HMCS St Laurent (II)
Battle Honors and awards: Atlantic 1939-45, Normandy 1944 Laid down: 24 Nov 1950 Launched: 30 Nov 1951 Commissioned: 29 Oct 1955 Completed Conversion: 04 Oct 1963 Paid off: 14 Jun…
Japan Thanks Canada for HMCS Ottawa North Korea Patrol
From late November to mid-December, Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS OTTAWA conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by the…