Royal Canadian Navy Ships Deploy to Indo-Pacific Region
On August 14, HMCS Ottawa, MV Asterix, and MV Asterix departed Esquimalt for the Far East. HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver are the second and third Royal Canadian Navy warships to…
HMCS Prince Robert
The third of the C.N. sisters, PRINCE ROBERT was purchased in Dec 1939, and fitted out as an AMC, commissioning at Vancouver 31 Jul 1940. She left in mid-Sep for…
MV Asterix Arrives in Esquimalt After Global Circumnavigation
Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix today arrived in Victoria, British Columbia following a highly successful circumnavigation departing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in January 2023. From supporting international evacuation efforts in…
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Completes HMCS Regina Refit
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards (Seaspan) officially delivered HMCS Regina back to the Royal Canadian Navy on May 19, 2023, marking the first full Docking Work Period to be completed under the…
JMSDF Training Squadron to Visit Esquimalt
The JMSDF will conduct the Overseas Training Cruise 2023 as follows. 1. Objectives (1) To provide Trainee Officers with on-the-job training opportunities through sea cruises to reinforce knowledge and skills…
HMCS Edmonton Returns From Supporting US Coast Guard Drug Patrol
HMCS Edmonton concludes its two-and-a-half-month deployment off the Pacific coast of Central America, under Operation CARIBBE, from February 13 to April 28, 2023 and returns to her homeport of Esquimalt.…
Royal Canadian Navy Introduces New Recruitment Opportunity
the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is launching a new recruitment program to give Canadians the opportunity to experience the Navy as a sailor on a one-year contract and provide them…
Minister and Admiral Photo OP for Ship Returns to Esquimalt
The Minister of National Defense and the Royal Canadian Navy commander welcomed home HMCS Vancouver and Winnipeg as they returned to Esquimalt, after successfully completing their deployments to RIMPAC 2022,…
Latest Efforts to Pretend the New AORs are Joint Support Ships
From a press release: A ground-breaking capability for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is one step closer to reality as a new phase of training for four modular, self-propelled barges…