HMCS Aldergrove
There has been only one establishment named ALDERGROVE in the Royal Canadian Navy. During the early years of the Second World War naval radio communications on the Pacific coast were…
HMCS Regina Departs on Operation LIMPID
On July 7, HMCS Regina departed Esquimalt for Operation LIMPID in the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans. Through Operation LIMPID, the Canadian Armed Forces keeps a routine watch over Canada’s…
The Princess Royal Visits British Columbia
As Commodore-in-Chief of the Canadian Fleet Pacific, Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, accompanied by Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, has been in British Columbia for a series of engagements…
Canada Only Able to Provide Non-Combatants to Exercise With French Frigate
On March 6 and 7 , off the coast of Vancouver , the surveillance frigate Prairial , deployed on a mission in the Pacific since January 22 , conducted a…
Peru and Canada Hold Bilateral Naval Meetings in Esquimalt
The Peruvian delegation was led by the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ernesto Colunge Pinto and by the Royal Canadian Navy, its Second Commander, Rear…
Royal Canadian Navy Ships Deploy to Indo-Pacific Region
On August 14, HMCS Ottawa, MV Asterix, and MV Asterix departed Esquimalt for the Far East. HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver are the second and third Royal Canadian Navy warships to…
HMCS Prince Robert
The third of the C.N. sisters, PRINCE ROBERT was purchased in Dec 1939, and fitted out as an AMC, commissioning at Vancouver 31 Jul 1940. She left in mid-Sep for…
MV Asterix Arrives in Esquimalt After Global Circumnavigation
Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix today arrived in Victoria, British Columbia following a highly successful circumnavigation departing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in January 2023. From supporting international evacuation efforts in…
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards Completes HMCS Regina Refit
Seaspan Victoria Shipyards (Seaspan) officially delivered HMCS Regina back to the Royal Canadian Navy on May 19, 2023, marking the first full Docking Work Period to be completed under the…