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Several Canadian naval ships have been named HMCS Athabaskan. All named for the Athabaskan people and destroyers. First ship was British built, the other two in Canada.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Vancouver. One was named for the explorer George Vancouver, the others after the city of Vancouver.
USS MacKenzie (DD–175) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as the Town-class destroyer HMCS Annapolis.
Four Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Ottawa.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Algonquin.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Huron.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Iroquois.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Chaudiere.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Kootenay.
HMCS Qu'Appelle can refer to several different things named after the Qu'Appelle River in Saskatchewan:
Two Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Assiniboine.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Saguenay.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Restigouche.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS St. Laurent.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Gatineau.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Skeena.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Nipigon.
The River class was a class of fourteen destroyers of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) that served before and during the Second World War. They were named after Canadian rivers.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Columbia.
The Battle of Pierres Noires was a naval action that occurred during the Allied Operation Dredger, involving several Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) destroyers and a German Kriegsmarine U-boat with escorts near Brest, France. The RCN force managed to sink or damage some of the escorts on the surface, but the U-boat was able to escape.
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