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Warships, Combatants, Types and Classes

Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) can be described using a number of terms. The terms can lead to

PROJECTION is a continuing operation of the Canadian Joint Operations Command under which mostly naval and maritime air forces conduct

In February 2018 media started reporting about whether MV Asterix, a containership converted and contracted to serve as an interim

Canada is a signatory to a NATO Standardization Agreement which provides descriptions of types of naval and non-naval vessels for

There is an increasing amount of commentary about the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). This discussion is mainly connected to the

(Editor’s note: The following is the talk on the subject given by Colonel John Boileau, Canadian Army (retired), to members

On 20 July 2017, the Motor Vessel (MV) Asterix was ‘unveiled’ at an event similar to that of a ceremony

The popular RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker series continued on 4 October 2017 with a presentation by Commander Sheldon Gillis. The charismatic

‘Unveiling’ seem to be coming a term increasingly used in shipbuilding, at least for Canadian government ships (though not for

Reference: Canadian Warship Names, David J Freeman, 2000 Warships are major symbols of statehood. A warship in commission can be

August 2, 2017, will mark the end of an era for the Canadian built Protecteur-class AOR (Auxiliary Oiler, Replenishment) when