HMCS St. Laurent

Two Canadian naval units have been named HMCS St. Laurent, with a third planned.

• HMCS St. Laurent (H83) initially served the Royal Navy as the Interwar Standard C-class destroyer HMS Cygnet (H83) before transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy for service as a River-class destroyer in the Second World War
• HMCS St. Laurent (DDH 205) was the lead ship of the Cold War St. Laurent-class destroyers
• HMCS Saint-Laurent is a planned River-class destroyers, intended to enter service in the 2030s.

Battle honours

Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy bearing the name St. Laurent or Saint-Laurent share the following battle honours;

• Atlantic 1939–45 ^[1]
• Normandy 1944

See also

• HMS St Lawrence

Citations

1. Freeman, David J. Canadian Warship Names ISBN   1-55125-048-9

References

• Government of Canada Ship's Histories - HMCS St. Laurent
• Construction Begins for Canada’s New Warship Fleet – the River Class Destroyers