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Information Notes

Short explanations and descriptions to help understanding of defence, security and safety topics, especially terminology.

Notes are often based on official references and academic sources.

Information Notes 

Types of Royal Canadian Navy Combatant Warships

January 30, 2023January 30, 2023 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

Destroyers, frigates and corvettes are surface combatant1 warships, generally employed at escort and patrol.  The three types of ships feature

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Armoured Fighting Vehicles

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Army

Battle tank – a self-propelled armoured fighting vehicle, capable of heavy firepower, primarily of a high muzzle velocity direct fire

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RCN Ship Pennant Numbers

January 9, 2023January 12, 2023 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

When two warships first sight each other at sea, it can be difficult for them to identify each other, particularly

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Naming and Dedication of Canadian Coast Guard Ships

August 23, 2022August 23, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Coast Guard

Modern practices for naming and bringing vessels into service vary between marine departments of the Government of Canada, despite there

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Ship-to-Shore Connector Barges

May 10, 2022May 9, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will acquire four1 self-propelled modular barges, to be built by Navamar of Montreal for the

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Royal Canadian Navy Ship’s Badge

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments history & heritage, RCN

References: A. Canadian Forces Heritage Publication “The Insignia and Lineages of the Canadian Forces Volume 2, Part 1, Extant Commissioned Ships”

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Commissioning Canadian Navy Ships

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

Commissioning is the placing of a ship into active service with the Navy (well put in French as prendre en

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Inshore to Offshore: Coastal Zones and Canadian Coast Guard Vessel Capabilities

May 28, 2021June 3, 2021 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Coast Guard

By Phil Hanbidge In the world of the marine professional, there is often inconsistency or confusion, and sometimes lively disagreement,

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Change of Command – The Ceremony

February 5, 2021March 6, 2021 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Canadian Armed Forces

This information was prepared by the Royal Canadian Navy Headquarters, History and Heritage Section, and is published with permission. Bestowing

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Ship Sponsor

December 14, 2020December 15, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments history & heritage, RCN

Editor: The passing in late 2020 of a couple of warship sponsors led to RUSI(NS) querying Royal Canadian Navy Headquarters

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The Navy’s Barber Pole

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 RUSI(NS) Staff history & heritage, RCN

© David J. Freeman, LCdr RCN (ret’d) Editor: Six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels are being built for the Royal

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