Services and information
Merchant Navy War Dead Registry
Names of all Merchant Navy seamen killed in Canada’s wars, searchable by name or vessel.
Royal Navy service records 1853-1928
U.K. records of Canadian-born soldiers who enlisted in the Royal Navy between 1853 and 1928.
War diaries, ship logs and operations record books
Records of Canadian Navy ships in the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean Conflict.
Guide to Sources Relating to Canadian Naval Vessels
Records of Canadian Navy ships active from 1909 to 1983, including ships’ logs and subject files.
The original Naval Act
Full text of the Naval Service Act of 1910.
The Canadian Navy and the Gulf War, 1990-1991 (Operation Friction)
Before the Gulf War, few would have predicted that a land war in a far off desert region would turn the operational focus of the Canadian Navy on its head, and set the tone for the transformation of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), if not the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as a whole, into the 21st century.
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Publications
Features
The HMCS Huron Screw
A huge propeller from the Huron, a warship built in Canada, on display at the Military Museum in Calgary, Alberta.
HMCS Haida National Historic Site
A Tribal class warship that visitors can tour in Hamilton, Ontario.
CFB Esquimalt Naval/Military Museum
Check out photos and exhibits about the Navy’s role on the West Coast.
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