Commissioning Canadian Navy Ships
Commissioning is the placing of a ship into active service with the Navy (well put in French as prendre en
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Ship Sponsor
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
© David J. Freeman, LCdr RCN (ret’d) Editor: Six Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels are being built for the Royal
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MV ASTERIX – Government of Canada Leased Replenishment Vessel
Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, Royal Canadian Navy (retired), Chief Executive Officer, Federal Fleet Services Inc., spoke to RUSI(NS) and guests by
Read moreDistinguished Speaker 15 July 2020
Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, Royal Canadian Navy (retired), Chief Executive Officer, Federal Fleet Services Inc., will present “MV Asterix – Government
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Canadian Warship Acceptance
Acceptance marks the transfer of care and custody of a Canadian naval ship from the shipbuilder to the Royal Canadian
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The History of Submarines and U-Boats
Editor: Sometimes, in the midst of all of concern that is going on these days, something comes along to warm
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Canadian Ocean Science and the Role of AOPS
By Dean McFadden Jim Hanlon, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship, was the RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker 20
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Canadian Ocean Science and the Role of AOPS
Presentation by Jim Hanlon, Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Ocean Ventures & Entrepreneurship, made by video-conference to RUSI(NS) and guests
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Naval Camouflage and its Application on HMC Ships REGINA and MONCTON: A Brief History
By Timothy Choi When one thinks of naval vessels today, the image is one of uniform grey: grey hulls, grey
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Keel-Laying
The laying of the keel1 of a ship is one of the significant dates in that ship’s life.2 The date
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