The Canadian Navy of Yesterday & Today   Canadian Navy Ship Timeline 1910 - 2006

Periods highlighted in light green signify approximately when these ships or ship classes were commissioned into service with the Canadian Navy in their intended roles. Separate fleet listing time periods are noted in purple. Ships are grouped in a fleet listing based on what period they were originally commissioned.

Canadian Navy Ship Listing

Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Aircraft Carriers Ameer class (escort) Warrior (light fleet) Magnificent (light fleet) Bonaventure (light fleet) Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Cruisers Niobe Rainbow Aurora Prince class AMC Uganda / Quebec Ontario Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Destroyers Thornycroft 'M' class Admiralty 'S' class River class Town class Tribal class (Batch 1) Sioux Algonquin Tribal class (Batch 2) Crusader Crescent St. Laurent class Restigouche class Improved Rest. class Mackenzie class Annapolis class Iroquois class Iroquois class w/ TRUMP Future Destroyer Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Frigates River class Loch class Prestonian class Halifax class Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Corvettes Flower class Revised Flower class Castle class Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Submarines CC type CH type IX C type Grilse Oberon class Rainbow Victoria class Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Minesweepers, Trawlers, and Training Vessels Battle class TR class CD class PV class Fundy class Bangor class Western Isles class Llewellyn class Algerine class Lake class Bay class Anticosti class Kingston class (MCDV) Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Underway Replenishment and Maintenance Vessels Cape class Provider Protecteur class Future Support Ship Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Auxiliaries and Prototypes Labrador (icebreaker) Endeavour (research) Bras D'Or (hydrofoil) Quest (research) Modern Auxiliaries Cormorant (diving supp.) Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Miscellaneous Vessels Converted Civilian Vessels Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009 Aircraft Fairey Firefly Supermarine Seafire Hawker Sea Fury Grumman Avenger Sikorsky S-55 (H04S) McDonnel Banshee Grumman Tracker Argus Sikorsky Sea King  Aurora Cyclone Fleet Listings First World War Second World War Postwar Current Class / Type / Ship 1910 - 1919 1920 - 1929 1930 - 1939 1940 - 1949 1950 - 1959 1960 - 1969 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000 - 2009

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