HMCS MONCTON's Petty Officer Nash records directions during maneuvers with HMCS EDMONTON, OP REASSURANCE, July 13th, 2026. Photo: MCpl S. Kuzma, Canadian Armed Forces Photos #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS THORLOCK ~ Corvette - Revised FLOWER (1943-44 Program). Commissioned: 13-Nov-44. Builder: Marine Industries Ltd., Sorel, Que. #RCN More: https://readyayeread...

HMCS MONCTON's Sub-Lieutenant Inkel takes a bearing from HMCS EDMONTON's during maneuvering exercises, OP REASSURANCE, July 13th, 2026. Photo: MCpl S. Kuzma, Canadian Armed Forces Photos #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Ships company of HMCS EDMONTON form up for a RAS evolution, HMCS MONCTON, OP REASSURANCE, July 14th, 2026. Photo: MCpl S. Kuzma, Canadian Armed Forces Photos #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS MONCTON's Sailor First Class Pye fires a gun line over to HMCS EDMONTON as they exercise a RAS evolution, OP REASSURANCE, July 14th, 2026. Photo: MCpl S. Kuzma, Canadian Armed Forces Photos #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Iroquois (DDG 280) at Port of Hamburg, 12 May 2013. Photo: Dirtsc, Wikimedia Commons #RCN

HMCS MONCTON transfers a bag of treats to HMCS EDMONTON as they exercise a RAS evolution, OP REASSURANCE, July 14th, 2026. Photo: MCpl S. Kuzma, Canadian Armed Forces Photos #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS GRILSE (2nd) ~ Submarine - Balao. Commissioned: 11-May-61. Builder: PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH, NH #RCN More: https://readyayeread...

A Clearance Diver conducts a helocast from a Romanian IAR 330 Puma helicopter off the coast of Constanta, Romania, on 12 June 2025, while deployed on ROTO 1 of Operation REASSURANCE-MCM Black Sea. Credit:? Lt(N) Roy, Canadian Armed Forces photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

MS LeBlanc-Lavallee and S1 Butt, a Royal Canadian Navy Clearance Diver, Task Force ROTO 1 of Operation REASSURANCE-MCM Black Sea conduct a dive decompression after pursuing a historical ordnance off the coast of Constanta, Romania, 16 July 2025. Credit: PO2 Jorge, Canadian Armed Forces photo #RCN…

US Coast Guard members watch as the Royal Canadian Navy Kingston-class patrol vessel HMCS Edmonton (MM 703) transits the Willamette River for Portland Rose Festival and Fleet Week in Portland, Ore., June 7, 2017. Photo: Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Heather C. Wamsley, Wikimedia Commons #RCN

His Majesty's Canadian Ship EDMONTON during Operation REASSURANCE, 10 August 2026. Photo: Sailor 1st Class Ryce, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Grumman Avenger AS.3 aircraft on the flight deck of the Canadian aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent (CVL 21), circa 1953. Photo: U.S. Navy, Wikimedia Commons #RCN

His Majesty's Canadian Ship Moncton lay at anchor in Kirkwall Harbour, United Kingdom, after arriving in Kirkwall through rain and mist, August 5, 2026. (CAF Photo) #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS LONGUEUIL ~ Frigate - RIVER Class 42-43 Programme. Commissioned: 18-May-44. Builder: Canadian Vickers Ltd., Montreal. Que. #RCN More: https://readyayeread...

His Majesty's Canadian Ship Moncton arrives in Esbjerg, Denmark, with its dazzle paint scheme on full display as it comes into port, July 30, 2026. (CAF Photo) #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

On 28 July 2026, the deck crew aboard HMCS Edmonton lines up in preparation for light line transfers during a replenishment at sea exercise with the Federal German Ship Homburg. (CAF Photo) #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Following HMCS Edmonton's arrival and docking in Portland, UK, the crew members wait on deck to welcome HMCS Moncton, July 24, 2026. (CAF Photo) #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Sailors from HMCS Moncton and HMCS Edmonton pass provisions while docked in Portland, UK, July 24, 2026. (CAF Photo) #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

The Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) underway in the South Pacific Ocean, in 2001. Photo: PH1 Anthony C. Casullo, USN, Wikimedia Commons #RCN