The Royal Canadian Navy is the naval force of Canada, and one of three environmental commands of the Canadian Armed Forces. The command's official strength includes 8,400 Regular Force sailors, 4,100
An RCN sailor at a gun aboard HMCS Assiniboine, while escorting an HX convoy, 1940
F2H-3 Banshees fly overhead HMCS Bonaventure aircraft carrier, c. 1950s
A CH-124 Sea King helicopter landing on HMCS Assiniboine with a beartrap on its deck, 1964
A CH-124 Sea King of Maritime Command's Maritime Air Group, flies towards HMCS Skeena, 1972. In 1975, control of the Maritime Air Group was transferred to Air Command.
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels are warships of the Royal Canadian Navy built within the Government of Canada Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship procurement project, part of the National Shipb
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…Iroquois-class destroyers. As of 2025, up to 15 ships have been planned, with the first expected to enter service in the 2030s. The RCN also operate five Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels, a class of Arctic and offshore patrol vessels designed to patrol Canadian Arctic and coastal waters and support international operations, including…
HMCS Harry DeWolf under way in September 2021
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel NoCGV Svalbard, on which the Harry DeWolf class design is modelled
HMCS William Hall under construction in August 2022
HMCS Harry DeWolf, shown transiting through icy waters in the Northwest Passage, has a Polar Class 5 rating.