His Majesty's Canadian Ship Moncton alongside in Esbjerg, Denmark, with its dazzle paint on full display during a port visit, July 30, 2026. (CAF Photo) #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS Max Bernays (AOPV 432) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) conduct a boarding exercise in the Bering Sea, Sept. 8, 2026. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Staff Sgt. Christopher Chen) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy

Master Corporal Chris Duffney, an Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator, prepares a SONOBUOY from HMCS Ville De Quebec's CH-148 Cyclone helicopter AVALANCHE, Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 26, 26 August 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Sailor First Class Baum, Armament Technician, loads the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) while participating in Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 26 in the North Atlantic Ocean during Operation REASSURANCE on 27 August 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

A German Air Force P-8 Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft supports Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) in Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 26 in the North Atlantic Ocean during Operation REASSURANCE on 28 August 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Max Bernays going alongside in North Vancouver, Wednesday September 23, 2026. #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy (via webcam)

HMCS Max Bernays alongside in North Vancouver, Wednesday September 23, 2026. #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy (FB Bob McKnight)

Isn't she a beauty?
The Robert Hampton Gray, Canada's newest Harry DeWolf-class war ship seen from the air during Op. Nanook-Nunakput 🇨🇦

#canadianarmedforces #arctic #thestateofthings #royalcanadiannavy

HMCS Ville De Quebec's Helicopter Air Department conducts a Helicopter In-Flight Refuelling (HIFR) with the ship's CH-148 Cyclone helicopter AVALANCHE, Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 26, 29 August 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Regina went alongside Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, Cambodia, for a three-day goodwill visit from September 22 to 24, 2026, aimed at strengthening bilateral defense ties and fostering closer cooperation with the Royal Cambodian Navy. #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada

GTM Denmark B.V, chemical and oil products tanker, refuels HMCS ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY at sea in the vicinity of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut as part of Operation Nanook-NUNAKPUT on September 14, 2026. (Video: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy

HMCS Ville De Quebec's CH-148 Cyclone helicopter AVALANCHE flies past as the ship approaches German Navy ship FGS Berlin to conduct a Replenishment At Sea, Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 26, 31 August 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Ville De Quebec, Flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), conducts a scheduled port visit to Reykjavik, Iceland, during Operation REASSURANCE on 02 September 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Ville De Quebec, Flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1), conducts a scheduled port visit to Reykjavik, Iceland, during Operation REASSURANCE on 02 September 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Former HMCS Whitehorse is at Port Hope Marine, Victoria, for the "stripping down" process. Check out the YouTube video: youtu.be/TS8-sQRLyiQ?... #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy

The aftermath was tragic. 68 men from the St Croix died when the ship was sunk, and 81 were rescued by HMS Itchen, but only one of those men survived when the Itchen was herself sunk on 23 September. A total of 148 men from the St Croix were lost. #RoyalCanadianNavy #NavalHistory #WW2

Canadian corvette in drydock. Date: 1943 - 1943. (Library and Archives Canada e010777236-v8) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy)

His Majesty's Canadian Ship MAX BERNAYS experiences rough sea state in the arctic during Operation LATITUDE on 31 August 2026. Photo: Sailor 1st Class Schilstra, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Aerosonde drone takes off from the flight deck of His Majesty's Canadian Ship MAX BERNAYS during Operation LATITUDE on 1 September 2026. Photo: Sailor 1st Class Schilstra, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

By mid-afternoon it was clear that she could not be saved, and she was evacuated again and the tow abandoned. She finally sank at 17:10. The Board of Inquiry criticised the premature evacuation of the ship and found fault with organisation and damage control on board. #RoyalCanadianNavy #WW2