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

Armoured Fighting Vehicles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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