Her Majesty's Canadian Ship

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The designation Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) (in French Navire canadien de Sa Majesté [NCSM]), is applied as a prefix to ships in the Royal Canadian Navy. In the reign of a king, the designation changes to His Majesty's Canadian Ship; the French version of the title remains unchanged in this instance. The title is derived from Her Majesty's Ship (HMS), used in the United Kingdom. The person who is monarch of Canada is also equally and separately the monarch of the UK.

HMCS Rainbow, transferred from the British Royal Navy to the Naval Service of Canada in 1910 (the NSC would be renamed the Royal Canadian Navy the following year) was the first ship to be so designated.

Ships bearing the designation "HMCS" are the ships of Her Majesty's Canadian Armed Forces and are the responsibility of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Many RCN shore facilities also bear the designation, such as HMCS Trinity, HMCS Naden, HMCS Discovery, and all Royal Canadian Sea Cadets summer training centres, such as HMCS Quadra. HMC Dockyard is an exception to this rule.

Many other Commonwealth realms use a variation of HMS to designate their warships, such as HMAS (Her Majesty's Australian Ship) and HMNZS (Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship).

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Royal Canadian Navy

Components

Maritime Forces Atlantic • Maritime Forces Pacific • Naval Reserve

History

History of the Royal Canadian Navy • Military History of Canada

Ships

Information	Current Fleet • Historic Ships • Her Majesty's Canadian Ship

Iroquois-class destroyers	HMCS Iroquois (DDH 280) • HMCS Athabaskan (DDH 282) • HMCS Algonquin (DDG 283)

Halifax-class frigates	HMCS Halifax (FFH 330) • HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) • HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332) • HMCS Toronto (FFH 333) • HMCS Regina (FFH 334) • HMCS Calgary (FFH 335) • HMCS Montréal (FFH 336) • HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337) • HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) • HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) • HMCS St. John's (FFH 340) • HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341)

Victoria-class submarines	HMCS Victoria (SSK 876) • HMCS Windsor (SSK 877) • HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878) • HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879)

Kingston-class patrol boats	HMCS Kingston (MM 700) • HMCS Glace Bay (MM 701) • HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) • HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) • HMCS Shawinigan (MM 704) • HMCS Whitehorse (MM 705) • HMCS Yellowknife (MM 706) • HMCS Goose Bay (MM 707) • HMCS Moncton (MM 708) • HMCS Saskatoon (MM 709) • HMCS Brandon (MM 710) • HMCS Summerside (MM 711)

Orca-class patrol boats	CFAV Orca (PCT 55) • CFAV Raven (PCT 56) • CFAV Caribou (PCT 57) • CFAV Renard (PCT 58) • CFAV Wolf (PCT 59) • CFAV Grizzly (PCT 60) • CFAV Cougar (PCT 61) • CFAV Moose (PCT 62)

Protecteur-class auxiliary vessels	HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509) • HMCS Preserver (AOR 510)

Future procurement	Single Class Surface Combatant • Joint Support Ship • Arctic Patrol Ship • Amphibious Assault Ship