HMCS Robert Hampton Gray's embarked Canadian Coast Guard Bell 429 GlobalRanger helicopter on the flight deck as the ship navigates through Gibbs Fjord during Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK on September 5, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Robert Hampton Gray's ship's company landed on Beechey Island to pay respects to the Franklin Memorial during Operation Nanook-NANUKPUT, September 10, 2026. Video by Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy

HMCS Robert Hampton Gray navigates through Gibbs Fjord during Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK on September 5, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Robert Hampton Gray navigates through Gibbs Fjord during Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK on September 5, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Winnipeg has been spotted with a new disruptive paint scheme as she undergoes a refit by Seaspan Victoria Shipyards in Esquimalt, British Columbia. (Source reddit/CanadianForces user:HypedGymBro) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy

Lieutenant(N) McCracken participates in sextant training onboard HMCS ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY during Operation Nanook-TUUGAALIK in the vicinity of Baffin Island on September 4, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Sailor 3rd Class Schmidt fires the C19 Canadian Ranger Rifle during a small-arms shoot aboard HMCS ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY during Operation Nanook-TUUGAALIK on September 3rd, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Chief Petty Officer Lightwood, Coxswain of HMCS ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY, at the Franklin Memorial on Beechey Island during Operation Nanook-NANUKPUT on September 10, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Ville De Quebec conducts operational patrols in the Norwegian Sea while deployed on Operation REASSURANCE on 06 August 2026. Photo: Corporal Cole, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Polar bear in view of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) MAX BERNAYS during Operation LATITUDE on 4 August 2026. Photo: Sailor 1st Class Schilstra, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

An Arctic Sunrise in view of His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) MAX BERNAYS during Operation LATITUDE on 8 August 2026. Photo: Sailor 1st Class Schilstra, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

Sailor 1st Class Bolduc prepares kit while on Shallow Water Diver course at Fleet Dive Unit (Atlantic) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 20, 2026. Photo: Corporal Mitchell Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Regina exercising with American and Philippines armed forces in the Sulu Sea, September 12-13, 2026. (Armed Forces of the Philippines Photo) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy

Candidates on Shallow Water Diver course conduct training at Fleet Dive Unit (Atlantic) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 20, 2026. Photo: Corporal Mitchell Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Robert Hampton Gray explores Gibbs Fjord, a remote, steep-walled glacial fjord located on the eastern coast of Baffin Island in Nunavut, September 5th, 2026. Video: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo. #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy

Candidates on Shallow Water Diver course conduct training at Fleet Dive Unit (Atlantic) in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on May 20, 2026. Photo: Corporal Mitchell Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

HMCS Ville de Quebec alongside in Bergen, Norway. (Reddit: D_3m0n) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy

HMCS Ville de Quebec alongside in Bergen, Norway. (Reddit: D_3m0n) #RCN #RoyalCanadianNavy #Canada #Navy NCSM Ville de Quebec - HMCS Ville de Québec

Photo from the flight deck of HMCS Robert Hampton Gray as the ship departs from Corner Brook, Newfoundland during Operation Nanook-TUUGAALIK on August 19, 2026. Photo credit: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy

The 25mm BAE Systems MK38 Machine Gun System (MGS) fires during a live-fire exercise on HMCS Robert Hampton Gray on August 15, 2026. Photo: Corporal Paquette, Formation Imaging Services #RCN #Photo #RoyalCanadianNavy