Royal Canadian Navy Archives

September 28, 2022

COLUMN | The Royal Canadian Navy: an evolving force [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on September 28, 2022. Posted in Naval, Work Boat World Features.

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is a modestly sized but very active force. Ottawa is keen for Canada’s Armed Forces to be involved in international operations, so the RCN ..

EMERGENCY SERVICES WEEK

July 26, 2022

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 26 – Thai and Alabama police boats, US and Saudi naval ship deliveries and more

Written by Baird Maritime on July 26, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Ships (Naval).

New patrol boats were recently delivered to the Royal Thai Police and a law enforcement agency in Alabama. A new navy ship enters service with Saudi Arabia and constructi ..

October 27, 2021

COLUMN | The Type 26 Global Combat Ship: a transnational project [Naval Gazing]

Written by Trevor Hollingsbee on October 27, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The rapid proliferation of ever more sophisticated submarines in the orders of battle of some potentially hostile nations has goaded the navies of middle-ranking powers A ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

September 8, 2022

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | September 8 – India’s newest aircraft carrier, an attack submarine for the UK, and Canadian, French, and Philippine patrol vessels

Written by Baird Maritime on September 8, 2022. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Ships (Naval), Submersibles (Naval).

India commissions its first locally-built aircraft carrier as Britain welcomes its newest submarine into service. Deliveries include two patrol vessels for the Philippine ..

July 1, 2022

Keel Laid for Royal Canadian Navy’s fifth Harry DeWolf-class patrol ship

Written by Baird Maritime on July 1, 2022. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding has laid the keel for the future HMCS Frederick Rolette, the fifth Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) ordered by ..

October 27, 2021

Royal Canadian Navy’s third Harry DeWolf-class patrol ship hits the water

Written by Baird Maritime on October 27, 2021. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Irving Shipbuilding launched the Royal Canadian Navy’s third Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS) into the water at its Halifax Shipyard in Nov ..

August 19, 2022

Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | August 19 – Indonesian, Polish, and Canadian Navy ships, Indian border outposts, fleet support boats for Finland and more

Written by Baird Maritime on August 19, 2022. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval auxiliary/support vessels, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

Recent deliveries include a landing ship for Indonesia, a minehunter for Poland, a support workboat for Finland, and three border security vessels for India. Construction ..

November 26, 2021

Post-acceptance trials begin for Royal Canadian Navy’s second AOPS

Written by Baird Maritime on November 26, 2021. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The Royal Canadian Navy has begun conducting post-acceptance trials of the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, the service’s second Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Offshore ..

MARITIME SECURITY WEEK

October 21, 2021

OPINION | The case for CAUKUS and CANZUS – Where are the Canucks?

Written by Steve Raaymakers on October 21, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Naval, Work Boat World Features.

The announcement of the ground-breaking trilateral AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on September 16, 2021, naturall ..