Royal Canadian Navy

Royal Canadian Navy
Marine royale canadienne (French)
Badge of the RCN
Founded	4 May 1910; 114 years ago (1910-05-04)
Country	Canada
Type	Navy
Role	Naval warfare
Size	68 ships Personnel:  • Regular Force: 8,400 Regular force members  • Reserve Force: 4,100 Reserve force members  • Civilian members: 3,800 civilian members[1]
Part of	Canadian Armed Forces
Headquarters	National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario
Motto(s)	Parati vero parati (Latin for 'Ready aye ready')
March	"Heart of Oak"
Mascot(s)	SONAR (Newfoundland dog)
Engagements	First World War Second World War Cold War Korean War Persian Gulf War War in Afghanistan Operation Mobile Operation Caribbe Operation Artemis
Website	www.canada.ca/en/navy.html
Commanders
Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy	Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee
Command Chief Petty Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy	CPO1 Thomas Lizotte
Insignia
Naval ensign
Naval jack
Bilingual logo
Pennant

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; French: Marine royale canadienne, MRC) is the naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 Halifax-class frigates, 12 Kingston-class coastal defence vessels, 4 Victoria-class submarines, 2 Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessels, 8 Orca-class patrol vessels, and several auxiliary vessels. The RCN consists of 8,400 Regular Force and 4,100 Primary Reserve sailors, supported by 3,800 civilians.^{[a 1]} Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is the commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and chief of the Naval Staff.^{[a 2]}

Founded in 1910 as the Naval Service of Canada (French: Service naval du Canada) and given royal sanction on 29 August 1911, the RCN was amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Army to form the unified Canadian Armed Forces in 1968, after which it was known as Maritime Command (French: Commandement maritime) until 2011.

In 2011, its historical title of "Royal Canadian Navy" was restored. The RCN has served in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan, and numerous United Nations peacekeeping missions and NATO operations.

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