Seattle Seafair August 1-6, 2023
Seattle Fleet Week – A time to honor, celebrate, and connect. Join us and be a part of this remarkable experience. The spectacle known as the Seattle Fleet Week returns…
HMCS Fredericton Returns From NATO Without Combatant Replacement
HMCS Fredericton returns to Halifax July 28th after a successful six-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea. In January 2023, HMCS Fredericton departed Halifax to deploy under Operation REASSURANCE, Canada’s contribution…
Naval Disaster in Newfoundland
By Captain George Stewart, USN (Ret’d) Naval History Foundation This post provides a description of the events surrounding the loss of USS Truxtun (DD 229) and USS Pollux (AKS 2)…
RCN 2023 Captain Postings, Promotions and Retirements
Captain S.A. Archer will proceed to the Advanced Training List to attend the Developmental Phase Four Program at Canadian Forces College in Toronto. Captain P.L. Belhumeur will be appointed Special…
Canadian William Lore Helps Royal Marines to Free Canadian POWs
William Lore wanted to serve his country during the Second World War. But all three of his applications were rejected due to his heritage. “I think they just saw on…
Team Rubicon Canada and True Patriot Love Foundation Get Grants
Team Rubicon Canada and True Patriot Love Foundation will receive $500,000 each from Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) to provide support to Veterans transitioning to life after service. The Minister of…
For Cemeteries — No Stone Left Alone
There are over 216,000 identified veteran burials in cemeteries across Canada. It’s our goal to one day honour every one of those veterans with a poppy laid by a Canadian…
Russia Mocks Canada’s Feeble Arctic Defense
Ice melting and global warming woke up the Arctic neighbors of Russia. Either Barack Obama will call on the Americans to patriotize Alaska as part of an Arctic confrontation with…
Thales Canada Awarded Minor Vessel Support Contract
Thales Canada Inc., in a joint venture with Thales Australia Limited, has been awarded a contract to provide in-service support for the CAF Minor Warships and Auxiliary Vessels (MWAV) fleet…
US Warships Commissioned in Canada
Text and photos from navsource.org Frigates USS Asheville The second Asheville was laid down 10 March 1942 as HMS Adur (K 269) by Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal, Canada Launched, 22…