List of Royal Canadian Navy ships of the Cold War

As the Second World War drew to a close the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) stopped its rapid expansion and dramatically reduced military expenditures. This resulted in a significant reduction in personnel and ships by 1947. With the emergence of the Cold War and the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, followed by the outbreak of the Korean War, the Canadian government increased military spending. The RCN recommissioned and modified Second World War ships held in reserve, launched new classes of ships, and upgraded its aviation capabilities. The List of Royal Canadian Navy ships of the Cold War lists the surface warships, submarines and auxiliary vessels in service from the Korean War through to 1991. It includes all commissioned, non-commissioned, loaned or hired ships. and all ships crewed by RCN personnel under the command of the RCN.[1][2][3]

The national flag served as the naval ensign from 1965–2013
Main articles: List of ships of the Royal Canadian Navy and History of the Royal Canadian Navy

Surface vessels

Aircraft carriers

Light cruisers

Destroyers

Destroyer escorts

Frigates
  • HMCS Prestonian (FFE 307) (Prestonian class)
  • HMCS Antigonish (FFE 301)
  • HMCS Stone Town (FFE 302)
  • HMCS Beacon Hill (FFE 303)
  • HMCS New Waterford (FFE 304)
  • HMCS La Hulloise (FFE 305)
  • HMCS Swansea (FFE 306)
  • HMCS Inch Arran (FFE 308)
  • HMCS Ste. Therese (FFE 309)
  • HMCS Outremont (FFE 310)
  • HMCS Stettler (FFE 311)
  • HMCS Fort Erie (FFE 312)
  • HMCS Sussexvale (FFE 313)
  • HMCS Buckingham (FFE 314)
  • HMCS New Glasgow (FFE 315)
  • HMCS Penetang (FFE 316)
  • HMCS Cap de la Madeleine (FFE 317)
  • HMCS Jonquiere (FFE 318)
  • HMCS Toronto (FFE 319)
  • HMCS Victoriaville (FFE 320)
  • HMCS Lanark (FFE 321)
  • HMCS Lauzon (FFE 322)
  • HMCS St. Stephen (FFE 323)
  • HMCS St. Catharines (FFE 324)

Minesweepers

Patrol vessels
  • HMCS Acadian (Detachment class)[1]
  • HMCS Adversus (PB 191) (II)
  • HMCS Captor (II)
  • HMCS Arctic Tern (PCS 784) (Bird class)
  • HMCS Blue Heron (PCS 782) (Bird)
  • HMCS Cormorant (PCS 781) (I) (Bird)
  • HMCS Herring Gull (PCS 786) (Bird)
  • HMCS Kingfisher (PCS 787) (Bird)
  • HMCS Loon (PCS 780) (Bird)
  • HMCS Mallard (PCS 783) (Bird)
  • HMCS Sandpiper (PCS 785) (Bird)
  • HMCS Rally (PB 141) (Racer class)
  • HMCS Rapid (PB 142) (Racer)
  • HMCS Sidney

Submarines

Auxiliaries

Auxiliary minesweeping

Diving support ship

Escort maintenance ships

Fireboats

  • CFAV Firebird (YTR 561)
  • CFAV Firebrand (YTR 562)

Gate vessels

High Speed Launch vessels

  • HSL-208 (ex-RCMP M208)
  • HSL-231 (ex-RCMP M231)
  • HSL-232 (ex-RCMP M232)
  • HSL-233 (ex-RCMP M233)
  • HSL-234 (ex-RCMP M234)
  • HSL-235 (ex-RCMP M235)

Hydrofoil prototype

Icebreaker

Replenishment ships

Research vessel

  • CNAV Laymore (ex-HMCS Laymore)
  • CNAV Whitethroat (ex-HMCS Whitethroat)

Survey ships

  • CFAV Bluethroat (AGOR 114)
  • HMCS Cedarwood (AGSC 539)
  • HMCS Endeavour (AGOR 171) (Endeavour class)
  • CFAV Quest (AGOR 172)
  • HMCS Vancouver (IV)

Training vessels

  • HMCS Beaver (PTC 706, ex-ML Q106) (II)
  • CFAV Fort Steele
  • HMCS Oriole

Tugboats

Utility and other boats

  • CFAV Albatross (YAG 661)
  • CFAV Badger (YAG 319)
  • CFAV Blackduck (YAG 660)
  • CFAV Caribou (YAG 314)
  • CFAV Gemini (YAG 650)
  • CFAV Grizzly (YAG 306)
  • CFAV Lynx (YAG 320)
  • CFAV Pegasus (YAG 651)
  • CFAV Pelican (YAG 4)
  • CFAV Otter (YAG 312)
  • CFAV Wolf (YAG 308)

Yard diving tenders

Submarine non-operational

See also

References

Notes
  1. The vessel was later replaced by HMCS Victoriaville, which took the Granby name as well as the hull number

Citations
  1. "Guide to Sources Relating to Canadian Naval Vessels (1909–1983)" (PDF). Library and Archives Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. Thorgrimsson, Thor; Russell, E.C. (1965). "Canadian Naval Operations in Korean Waters, 1950-1955". Ottawa: Queen's Printer. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
  3. Milner, Marc (1999). Canada's Navy: The First Century. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 207–209. ISBN 0-8020-4281-3.

Bibliography and further reading
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  • Dittmar, F.J.; College, J.J. (1972). British Warships, 1914-1919. Alan, London.
  • Douglas, W.A.B.; et al. (2004). No Higher Purpose: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1939-1943. Volume II, Part I. Vanwell, St. Catharines.
  • Douglas, W.A.B.; et al. (2007). A Blue Water Navy: The Official Operational History of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War – 1943-1945, Volume II, Part 2. Vanwell, St. Catharines.
  • Gimblett, Richard H., ed. (2009). The Naval Service of Canada 1910-2010: The Centennial Story. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-4597-1322-2.
  • Gimblett, Richard H.; Hadley, Michael L., eds. (2010). Citizen Sailors: Chronicles of Canada's Naval Reserve. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55488-867-2.
  • Johnston, William; Rawling, William G.P.; Gimblett, Richard H.; MacFarlane, John (2010). The Seabound Coast: The Official History of the Royal Canadian Navy, 1867-1939. 1. Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55488-908-2.
  • Macpherson, Ken; Barrie, Ron (2002). The Ships of Canada's Naval Forces 1910-2002 (Third ed.). St. Catharines, Ontario: Vanwell Publishing. ISBN 1-55125-072-1.
  • Milner, Marc (2010). Canada's Navy: The First Century (Second ed.). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-9604-3.
  • Office of Naval Intelligence (1944). Index to Warships of the British Commonwealth (PDF). US Government Printing Office.
  • Tucker, Gilbert (1952). The Naval Service of Canada : Its Official History Vol 2, Activities on Shore During the Second World War. King's Printer, Ottawa.
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