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Canadian Navy’s newest vessel commissioned
SLt Simon Gonsalves, MARPAC PAO — His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Max Bernays, the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel, was formally welcomed into naval service on May 3 during a formal commissioning ceremony in North Vancouver. A ship’s commissioning ceremony is both a long-standing naval tradition and an incredibly special event […]
Stealthy, sleek Chicoutimi officially joins the fleet
On Sept 3, HMCS Chicoutimi, a Victoria-class submarine currently stationed at CFB Esquimalt, was officially commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). Commissioning is the formal and ceremonial act of placing a ship or submarine in active service. In this case, the ceremony has a significant ceremonial aspect: Chicoutimi was finally able to fly the […]
