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Information Notes 

MV Asterix and HADR Missions

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments HADR, RCN

Motor Vessel (MV)1 Asterix was converted by Chantier Davie from a container ship to a replenishment oiler2 for the Royal

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Warship Naming Ceremonies

April 21, 2023April 21, 2023 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN, shipbuilding

The first of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels (AOPV)1 built by Irving Shipbuilding under the Arctic and Offshore Patrol

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Distinguished Speaker April 2023

to be announced

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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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Information Notes 

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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Presentations 

The Maritime Domain of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Implications, Considerations and Lessons for Canada and the Royal Canadian Navy

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

On 2 November 2022, Adam MacDonald, Dalhousie University, spoke to RUSI(NS) and guests with a presentation titled “The Maritime Domain

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Comments 

Royal Canadian Navy Public Affairs Engagement Opportunities – for Ships

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments media operations, RCN

by Steffan Watkins Public engagement seems to be viewed as a chore by some people in public affairs, and many

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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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Information Notes 

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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Comments 

What should an enlarged Canadian navy look like?

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments RCN

by Ken Hansen There are indications that more funding will be coming into the defence budget to make the military

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Presentations 

Arctic Maritime Security: US Coast Guard and Canadian Navy Operations

January 29, 2022January 29, 2022 RUSI(NS) Staff 0 Comments Arctic, RCN, USCG

On 26 January 2022, Captain Alan McCabe, Chief of Response, District 17, United States Coast Guard; and Commander Corey Gleason,

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