Maple Leaf Navy Magazine

Canada’s defense sector grew steadily across all key industrial indicators in the aftermath of the global pandemic, new data shows, and is well positioned to help protect Canada’s sovereignty and…

The Republic of Korea’s Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (KSS-III, 3,000-ton class) submarine departed Jinhae Naval Base on March 25, 2026. Scheduled to arrive at CFB Esquimalt (Esquimalt Harbour) in Victoria, British…

Updates on National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) activities from January 1 to December 31, 2025. The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) is Canada’s long-term plan to renew the fleets of the Royal…

Officers and sailors from HMCS Charlottetown joined volunteer and cultural activities with children at a care center in Da Nang. Canadian Navy officers and sailors from HMCS Charlottetown brought laughter,…

HMCS Charlottetown of the Royal Canadian Navy arrived at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang on May 15, beginning a four-day goodwill visit to Vietnam as part of Operation Horizon…

Built at Whiteinch, Glasgow, she was launched as HMS LOCH ALVIE. Transferred to the RCN, she was commissioned on August 10, 1944, at Dalmuir, Scotland as HMCS LOCH ALVIE. She…

Royal Canadian Navy Ship HMCS Charlottetown prepares to conduct Towing Exercises with HMAS Toowoomba while in the South China Sea.

By J.L. Granatstein, May 5, 2026 Recruiting for the Canadian Armed Forces has been broken for decades. In 1995, the Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves reported “innumerable…

The Philippines, United States, Australia, Japan, and Canada conducted a Multilateral Maritime Event off the western coast of Luzon as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, April 23 – May 1.…