The Royal Canadian Navy assigns an emblem and a name to all its ships and buildings (bases, schools, etc.) at the time they are commissioned. The abbreviation HMCS, which is an integral part of these names, means "Her/His Majesty's Canadian Ship". For a long time, the English abbreviations were used in both English and French. Nowadays, the abbreviation NCSM (Navire canadien de Sa Majesté) is used to designate Canadian ships in the French language.
Emblem |
French name |
English name |
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NCSM Acadia
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HMCS Acadia
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NCSM Albro Lake
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HMCS Albro Lake
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NCSM Aldergrove
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HMCS Aldergrove
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NCSM Algonquin
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HMCS Algonquin
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NCSM Annapolis
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HMCS Annapolis
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NCSM Anticosti
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HMCS Anticosti
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NCSM Antigonish
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HMCS Antigonish
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NCSM Arctic Tern
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HMCS Arctic Tern
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NCSM Assiniboine
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HMCS Assiniboine
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