| Ship |
Home Location |
Motto |
Language |
Translation |
Source |
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| HMCS Victoria |
West Coast |
Expect No Warning |
English |
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[1] |
| HMCS Windsor |
East Coast |
Silent Pride |
English |
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[2] |
| HMCS Corner Brook |
East Coast |
We Rule The Sea |
English |
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[3] |
| HMCS Chicoutimi |
East Coast |
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| HMCS Iroquois |
East Coast |
Relentless in Chase |
English |
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[4] |
| HMCS Athabaskan |
East Coast |
We Fight As One |
English |
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[5] |
| HMCS Algonquin |
West Coast |
À Coup Sûr |
French |
With Sure Stroke |
[6] |
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| HMCS Halifax |
East Coast |
Sior Gaisgiel |
Scottish Gaelic |
Ever Brave |
[7] |
| HMCS Vancouver |
West Coast |
Semper Vigilans |
Latin |
Ever on Guard |
[8] |
| NCSM Ville de Québec |
East Coast |
Don de Dieu Feray Valoir |
Old French |
I Shall Put God's Gift To Good Use |
[9] |
| HMCS Toronto |
East Coast |
Excellence with Vigour |
English |
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[10] |
| HMCS Regina |
West Coast |
Floreat Regina |
Latin |
Let Regina Flourish |
[11] |
| HMCS Calgary |
West Coast |
Onward |
English |
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[12] |
| HMCS Montréal |
East Coast |
Ton Bras Sait Porter L'Épée |
French |
Ready to Fight (literally, "As your arm can bear the sword"; taken from the French version of O Canada) |
[13] |
| HMCS Fredericton |
East Coast |
Stalker of the Seas |
English |
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[14] |
| HMCS Winnipeg |
West Coast |
Unum Cum Virtute Multorum |
Latin |
One With The Strength of Many |
[15] |
| HMCS Charlottetown |
East Coast |
All Challenges Squarely Met |
English |
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[16] |
| HMCS St. John's |
East Coast |
Avancez |
French |
Advance |
[17] |
| HMCS Ottawa |
West Coast |
Regae Revaeb |
English |
Though believed to be Eager Beaver in Latin, it is in fact the words Eager and Beaver each written backwards. |
[18] |
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| HMCS Kingston |
East Coast |
Pro Rege et Grege |
Latin |
For Sovereign and People |
[19] |
| HMCS Glace Bay |
East Coast |
Ex Fundo Maris |
Latin |
From the Depths of the Sea |
[20] |
| HMCS Nanaimo |
West Coast |
Faith And Labour |
English |
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[21] |
| HMCS Edmonton |
West Coast |
Industri Ditat |
Latin |
Industry Enriches |
[22] |
| NCSM Shawinigan |
East Coast |
Fais Bien ce que Tu Fait |
French |
Do Well What You Are Doing |
[23] |
| HMCS Whitehorse |
West Coast |
Fortuna Juvat |
Latin |
Fortune Assists the Daring |
[24] |
| HMCS Yellowknife |
West Coast |
In Ardua Nitor |
Latin |
I Endeavour in Difficulties |
[25] |
| HMCS Goose Bay |
East Coast |
Fidelis |
Latin |
Faithful |
[26] |
| HMCS Moncton |
East Coast |
Resurgam |
Latin |
I Shall Rise Again |
[27] |
| HMCS Saskatoon |
West Coast |
Fortis Ceu Leo Fidus |
Latin |
Brave as a Faithful Lion |
[28] |
| HMCS Brandon |
West Coast |
Vires Acquires Eundo |
Latin |
"She Acquires Strength Through Progress" |
[29] |
| HMCS Summerside |
East Coast |
Spem Successus Alit |
Latin |
Success Nourishes Hope |
[30] |
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| HMCS Protecteur |
West Coast |
Soutien Avec Courage |
French |
Support With Courage |
[31] |
| HMCS Preserver |
East Coast |
Le Coeur de la Flotte |
French |
The Heart of the Fleet |
[32] |
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| HMCS Brunswicker |
Saint John, New Brunswick |
Pacis tuendea causa |
Latin |
In the cause of peace |
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| HMCS Cabot |
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador |
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| HMCS Carleton |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Vincemus armis |
Latin |
With these arms we shall conquer |
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| HMCS Cataraqui |
Kingston, Ontario |
Porta lacuum, portus classis |
Latin |
Gate of the lakes, port of the fleet |
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| HMCS Champlain |
Chicoutimi, Québec |
Préparer pour défendre |
French |
Preparing to defend |
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| HMCS Chippawa |
Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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| HMCS D'Iberville |
Rimouski, Québec |
Ensemble |
French |
Together |
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| HMCS Discovery |
Vancouver, British Columbia |
Steadfast and vigilant |
English |
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[33] |
| HMCS Donnacona |
Montréal, Québec |
La main dans la main |
French |
Hand in Hand |
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| HMCS Griffon |
Thunder Bay, Ontario |
The first on the Lakes |
English |
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[34] |
| HMCS Hunter |
Windsor, Ontario |
Ready when required |
English |
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| HMCS Jolliet |
Sept-Îles, Quebec |
Omnia perrumpimus |
Latin |
Nothing can stop us |
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| HMCS Malahat |
Victoria, British Columbia |
Navis exercitatione parata |
Latin |
A ship prepared by training |
[35] |
| HMCS Montcalm |
Quebec City, Québec |
Disponible pour servir |
French |
Ready to serve |
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| HMCS Nonsuch |
Edmonton, Alberta |
A campis ad maria |
Latin |
From the prairies to the sea |
[36] |
| HMCS Prevost |
London, Ontario |
By valour not deception |
English |
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| HMCS Queen |
Regina, Saskatchewan |
Augusta invictaque |
Latin |
Majestic and Invincible |
[37] |
| HMCS Queen Charlotte |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
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| HMCS Radisson |
Trois-Rivières, Québec |
Fortitudo in perseverantia |
Latin |
Persevere with courage |
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| HMCS Scotian |
Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Fejn carbsa thojmh seirbhets |
Gaelic |
Self reliance through service |
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| HMCS Star |
Hamilton, Ontario |
Diligentia |
Latin |
Diligence |
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| HMCS Tecumseh |
Calgary, Alberta |
In pace bellum para |
Latin |
In peace prepare for war |
[38] |
| HMCS Unicorn |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
Unicus est |
Latin |
The only one of its kind |
[39] |
| HMCS York |
Toronto, Ontario |
Good hope |
English |
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