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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 Nootka.
HMCS Winnipeg is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. Winnipeg is the ninth ship in her class, whose design emerged from the Canadian Patrol Frigate Project. She is the second Canadian warship to carry the name HMCS Winnipeg. Winnipeg serves on Canadian Forces MARPAC missions protecting Canada's sovereignty in the Pacific Ocean and the Arctic Ocean and in enforcing Canadian laws on its territorial oceans and Exclusive Economic Zone. The vessel has been deployed on missions throughout the Pacific, and also to the Indian Ocean; specifically on anti-terrorism operations in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, and counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia. The ship is assigned to the Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC), and she has her home port at the Canadian Forces Maritime Base at Esquimalt.
The Assiniboine are a Native American/First Nations people. Assiniboine may also refer to:
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Calgary.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Charlottetown after the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island. Uniquely in Canadian naval history, two of these vessels had the same name and pennant number.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Montreal.
Four Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Ottawa.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Regina.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Ville de Quebec.
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.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Restigouche.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Gatineau.
Several Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Saskatchewan.
Several Canadian naval units have carried the name HMCS Champlain:
HMCS Winnipeg was an Algerine-class minesweeper that served in the Royal Canadian Navy during the Second World War. Used primarily as a convoy escort, the vessel served in the Battle of the Atlantic. Following the war she placed in reserve before being sold to Belgium and renamed A.F. Dufour. She served with the Belgian Navy until 1966.
Two ships of the Royal Canadian Navy have been named HMCS Louisburg :
References
- Directory of History and Heritage - HMCS Winnipeg Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine
