The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is Canada’s naval force consisting of approximately 8,300 Regular Force and 3,600 Reserve sailors, supported by around 3,800 civilian employees. The mission of the Royal Canadian Navy is to generate combat-capable, multipurpose maritime forces that support Canada’s efforts to participate in security operations anywhere in the world, as part of an integrated Canadian Armed Forces.
- Your Navy Today - December 2019
- At Christmas, “A ship’s crew … maintains the traditions and atmosphere that members would receive while at home”
- How the “brain of the ship” thinks – the Ops Room demystified
- Sailor discusses being deployed during the holidays
- Junior Sonar Operators learn how to hear and track a submarine
Link to External Site / January 1, 2020 At Christmas, “A ship’s crew … maintains the traditions and atmosphere that members would receive while at home”
Navy News / December 27, 2019 How the “brain of the ship” thinks – the Ops Room demystified
Navy News / December 24, 2019 Sailor discusses being deployed during the holidays
Navy News / December 20, 2019
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