Royal Canadian Navy

The Canadian Forces Maritime Command are the naval forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2012, the Canadian Forces Maritime Command operates 81 active warships, 224 fixed wing aircraft, 135 helicopters. It is staffed by 71,500 active duty personnel, 8,000 marines, and 31,500 reserve personnel. Aside from the United States Navy, the Canadian Forces Maritime Command is the only navy to use the F-14 Tomcat.

Founded in 1910 as the Naval Service of Canada and given Royal Sanction in 1911, the RCN was placed under the Department of National Defence in 1923, and amalgamated with the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Army to form the unified Canadian Forces in 1968, after which it was known as "Maritime Command" until 2011. Over the course of its history, the RCN served in the First and Second World Wars, the Korean War, the First Gulf War, Cyprus, Lebanon, South Africa, the Balkans, Kosovo the Afghanistan War, and numerous United Nations peacekeeping missions and NATO operations.

Basic Statistics

 * Active Personnel: 71,500
 * Reserve Personnel: 31,100
 * Canadian Marine Corps Personnel: 8,000
 * Active Vessels: 81 (with 20 ships under construction or planned for construction)
 * Naval Fixed-wing Aircraft: 224
 * Naval Helicopters: 135
 * Number of Active Bases: 6 (Esquimalt, Halifax, Iqaluit, Kingston, Port Hardy, Sept-Iles, Shearwater, West Caicos)
 * Number of Installations: 7 (Cornwallis, Gander, Goose Bay, Moosonee, Prince Rupert, Saint John, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay)
 * Commander of the Maritime Command: Admiral Bruce McLean
 * Commander of the Fleet Air Arm: Vice Admiral Ken Jacobsen
 * Commander of the Canadian Marine Corps: Brigadier-General David Torrance

List of Current Ships

 * Warrior-class (Modified Forrestal class) Aircraft Carrier (1) - 1997
 * HMCS Warrior (CV-24) - former USS Forrestal (CVA-59/CV-59)
 * Bluenose-class (Albion class) Landing Platform Dock (2) - 2002
 * HMCS Bluenose (LPD-01)
 * HMCS Challenge (LPD-02)
 * Terra Nova-class (Modified Algol class) Fast Sealift Ship (1) - 2004
 * HMCS Terra Nova (LKA-03)
 * Vimy Ridge-class (Modified Juan Carlos I class) Amphibious Assault Ship (2) - 2013
 * HMCS Vimy Ridge (LHA-04) - under construction
 * HMCS Juno Beach (LHA-05) - under construction
 * Eagle-class Guided Missile Cruiser (2) - 2011
 * HMCS Eagle (CG-33)
 * HMCS Bonaventure (CG-34)
 * Iroquois-class Helicopter Destroyer (4) - 1972
 * HMCS Iroquois (DDH-280)
 * HMCS Huron (DDH-281)
 * HMCS Athabaskan (DDH-282)
 * HMCS Algonquin (DDH-283)
 * Hudson Bay-class (Kidd class) Missile Destroyer (4) - 1981
 * HMCS Hudson Bay (DDG-284) - former USS Kidd (DDG-993)/HMCS Ontario (DDG-284)
 * HMCS James Bay (DDG-285) - former USS Callaghan (DDG-994)/HMCS Quebec (DDG-285)
 * HMCS Grand Banks (DDG-286) - former USS Scott (DDG-995)/HMCS British Columbia (DDG-286)
 * HMCS Sable Island (DDG-287) - former USS Chandler (DDG-996)/HMCS Alberta (DDG-287)
 * Yukon Territory-class (Type 42) Missile Destroyer (2) - 1988
 * HMCS Yukon Territory (DDG-288) - former ARA Hercules (B-52)/HMCS Manitoba (DDG-288)
 * HMCS Northwest Territory (DDG-289) - former ARA Santísima Trinidad (B-53)/HMCS Newfoundland (DDG-289)
 * Province-class Guided Missile Destroyer (6, 5 UC) - 2011
 * HMCS Ontario (DDG-290)
 * HMCS Quebec (DDG-291)
 * HMCS Alberta (DDG-292)
 * HMCS British Columbia (DDG-293)
 * HMCS Manitoba (DDG-294)
 * HMCS Nova Scotia (DDG-295)
 * HMCS Saskatchewan (DDG-296) - under construction
 * HMCS Newfoundland (DDG-297) - under construction
 * HMCS Prince Edward Island (DDG-298) - under construction
 * HMCS New Brunswick (DDG-299) - under construction
 * Halifax-class Multirole Patrol Frigate (14) - 1992
 * HMCS Halifax (FFH-330)
 * HMCS Vancouver (FFH-331)
 * HMCS Ville de Quebec (FFH-332)
 * HMCS Toronto (FFH-333)
 * HMCS Regina (FFH-334)
 * HMCS Calgary (FFH-335)
 * HMCS Montreal (FFH-336)
 * HMCS Fredericton (FFH-337)
 * HMCS Winnipeg (FFH-338)
 * HMCS Charlottetown (FFH-339)
 * HMCS St. Johns (FFH-340)
 * HMCS Ottawa (FFH-341)
 * HMCS Edmonton (FFH-342)
 * HMCS Kelowna (FFH-343)
 * Lake Superior-class (Modified Trafalgar class) nuclear attack submarines (3) - 1995
 * HMCS Lake Superior (SSN-876)
 * HMCS Lake Huron (SSN-877)
 * HMCS Lake Athabasca (SSN-878)
 * Victoria-class (Heavily Modified Collins class) conventional attack submarines (6) - 2006
 * HMCS Victoria (SSK-879)
 * HMCS Windsor (SSK-880)
 * HMCS Corner Brook (SSK-881)
 * HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK-882)
 * HMCS Swift Current (SSK-883)
 * HMCS London (SSK-884)
 * Rocky Mountain-class Replenishment Vessel (5, 5 UC) - 2000
 * HMCS Rocky Mountain (AOR-511)
 * HMCS Niagara Falls (AOR-512)
 * HMCS Lake Louise (AOR-513)
 * HMCS Mount Logan (AOR-514)
 * HMCS Baffin Island (AOR-515)
 * HMCS Vancouver Island (AOR-518) - planned for construction
 * HMCS Ellesmere Island (AOR-519) - planned for construction
 * HMCS Nunavut (AOR-520) - planned for construction
 * HMCS Caicos Bank (AOR-521) - planned for construction
 * HMCS Mont Royal (AOR-522) - planned for construction
 * Titan-class Fleet Supertanker (2 UC) - 2013
 * HMCS Titan (AO-516) - former MV Energy Progress - undergoing overhaul
 * HMCS Avenger (AO-517) - former MV Energy Future - undergoing overhaul
 * Merciful-class Hospital Ship (1) - 2003
 * HMCS Merciful (SHR-01) - former SS Western Pacific
 * Polar 8 Naval-class Icebreaker (2 UC) - 2014
 * HMCS Rankin Inlet (IBH-01) - under construction
 * HMCS Frobisher Bay (IBH-02) - under construction
 * Kingston-class Multimission Vessel (12) - 2001
 * HMCS Kingston (MMV-700)
 * HMCS Namaimo (MMV-701)
 * HMCS Glace Bay (MMV-702)
 * HMCS Oshawa (MMV-703)
 * HMCS Shawinigan (MMV-704)
 * HMCS Whitehorse (MMV-705)
 * HMCS Yellowknife (MMV-706)
 * HMCS Goose Bay (MMV-707)
 * HMCS Moncton (MMV-708)
 * HMCS Saskatoon (MMV-709)
 * HMCS Brandon (MMV-710)
 * HMCS Summerside (MMV-711)
 * Orca-class (modified Armidale class) Patrol Vessel (18) - 2004
 * HMCS Orca (PC-55)
 * HMCS Raven (PC-56)
 * HMCS Caribou (PC-57)
 * HMCS Renard (PC-58)
 * HMCS Wolf (PC-59)
 * HMCS Grizzly (PC-60)
 * HMCS Cougar (PC-61)
 * HMCS Dolphin (PC-62)
 * HMCS Heron (PC-63)
 * HMCS Coyote (PC-64)
 * HMCS Wolverine (PC-65)
 * HMCS Swordfish (PC-66)
 * HMCS Manta ray (PC-67)
 * HMCS Barracuda (PC-68)
 * HMCS Albatross (PC-69)
 * HMCS Beaver (PC-70)
 * HMCS Seal (PC-71)
 * HMCS Beluga (PC-72)

Fixed Wing Aircraft

 * 56 x CF-184C Supercat (multirole fighter)
 * 72 x CF-185A Typhoon (multirole fighter)
 * 34 x CF-187 Corsair II (attack fighter)
 * 30 x CP-121T Turbo Tracker (carrier-based maritime patrol)
 * 7 x CE-2C Hawkeye (carrier-based airborne radar)
 * 5 x CC-172 Greyhound (carrier-based transport aircraft)
 * 12 x CE-188G Growler (carrier-based electronic warfare)
 * 25 x CP-140 Aurora (maritime patrol)

Helicopters

 * 26 x CH-146 Griffon (Utility helicopter)
 * 33 x CH-147C Chinook (Heavy-lift helicopter)
 * 78 x CH-148 Cyclone (ASW helicopter)
 * 66 x CH-149 Comorant (SAR helicopter)
 * 35 x CH-151 Vulcan (Utility helicopter)