MV Asterix Refuels HMCS Ottawa in the Philippine Sea
MV Asterix conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with HMCS Ottawa while deployed in the Philippine Sea on 5 September 2023. Canadian Armed Forces Photos by MS Marilou Villeneuve-Last.
China: RCN in West Pacific Constrained by Capabilities
By Ling Yunzhi Recently, Canada sent the HMCS Ottawa frigate to jointly sail through the Taiwan Strait with the USS Ralph Johnson destroyer and publicly hyped up this event. This…
US, Canadian Warships Participate in Exercise Noble Wolverine
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) is operating alongside the Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) as part of the Exercise Noble Wolverine in the South China…
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…
Exercise Noble Chinook Held in Northwestern Pacific
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard forces joined with allies from the Royal Canadian Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for exercise Noble Chinook in the Northwestern Pacific on Aug.…