Heritage Structure | Annex B – Royal Navy battle honours held by Canadian Forces ships and flying squadrons by right of continuous service
NOTE
- These perpetuated honours cease on the Canadian order of battle if the current ships, which bear them, are paid off. Refer to Section 1, paragraph 6., and Section 2, paragraphs 17.c. and 36.
- 880 Squadron is on the Supplementary Order of Battle.
- PRE-FIRST WORLD WAR
| ARMADA, 1588 | HMCS Unicorn |
| CADIZ, 1596 | HMCS Unicorn |
| DOVER, 1652 | HMCS Star |
| KENTISH KNOCK, 1652 | HMCS Nonsuch |
| PORTLAND, 1653 | HMCS Discovery HMCS Nonsuch |
| GABBARD, 1653 | HMCS Hunter HMCS Nonsuch |
| SCHEVENINGEN, 1653 | HMCS Hunter |
| PORTO FARINA, 1655 | HMCS Unicorn |
| SANTA CRUZ, 1657 | HMCS Unicorn |
| LOWESTAFT, 1665 | HMCS Unicorn HMCS York |
| ORFORDNESS, 1666 | HMCS Unicorn HMCS York |
| SOLE BAY, 1672 | HMCS Unicorn HMCS York |
| SCHOONEVELT, 1673 | HMCS Unicorn HMCS York |
| TEXEL, 1673 | HMCS Nonsuch HMCS Unicorn HMCS York |
| BARFLEUR, 1692 | HMCS Hunter |
| VIGO, 1702 | HMCS Hunter |
| VELEZ MALAGA, 1704 | HMCS Hunter |
| LOUISBURG, 1758 | HMCS Hunter HMCS York |
| QUÉBEC, 1759 | HMCS Hunter |
| “Vestale”, 1761 | HMCS Unicorn |
| MARTINIQUE, 1762 | HMCS Thunder |
| HAVANA, 1762 | HMCS Thunder |
| LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 1776 | HMCS Carleton |
| ST. LUCIA, 1778 | HMCS Nonsuch |
| USHANT, 1781 | HMCS Queen |
| THE SAINTS, 1782 | HMCS Nonsuch |
| “First of June”, 1794 | HMCS Queen |
| GROIX ISLAND, 1795 | HMCS Queen |
| “Tribune”, 1796 | HMCS Unicorn |
| COPENHAGEN, 1801 | HMCS Discovery |
| BASQUES ROADS, 1809 | HMCS Thunder HMCS Unicorn |
| MARTINIQUE, 1809 | HMCS Star HMCS York |
| GUADELOUPE, 1810 | HMCS Star |
| CRIMEA, 1854-1855 | HMCS Queen |
- THE FIRST WORLD WAR, 1914-1919
| BELGIAN COAST, 1914-1915 | HMCS Columbia |
| DARDANELLES, 1915 | HMCS Queen |
| JUTLAND, 1916 | HMCS Nonsuch |
- THE SECOND WORLD WAR, 1939-1945
| ATLANTIC, 1939 | HMCS York |
| NARVIK, 1940 | HMCS Hunter |
| NORWAY, 1940 | HMCS York |
| DUNKIRK, 1940 | HMCS Oriole |
| MEDITERRANEAN, 1940-1941 | HMCS York |
| MALTA CONVOYS, 1941 | HMCS York |
| MALTA CONVOYS, 1942 | 880 Squadron |
| DIEGO SAUREZ, 1942 | 880 Squadron |
| NORTH AFRICA, 1942 | 880 Squadron |
| SICILY, 1943 | 880 Squadron |
| SALERNO, 1943 | HMCS Hunter HMCS Unicorn 880 Squadron |
| AEGEAN, 1944 | HMCS Hunter |
| SOUTH FRANCE, 1944 | HMCS Hunter |
| ATLANTIC, 1944 | HMCS Queen |
| NORWAY, 1944 | 880 Squadron |
| BURMA, 1945 | HMCS Hunter |
| OKINAWA, 1945 | HMCS Unicorn |
| JAPAN, 1945 | 880 Squadron |
| NORWAY, 1945 | HMCS Queen |
| ARCTIC, 1945 | HMCS Queen |
- UNITED NATIONS OPERATIONS – KOREA, 1950-53
| KOREA, 1950-53 | HMCS Unicorn |
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