His Majesty's Canadian Ship

Aboard HMCS Toronto, with its name, HMCS Toronto written on its bell.

The designation His Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS; French: Navire canadien de Sa Majesté [NCSM]),[1][2] is applied as a prefix to surface ships in the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Joint Operations Command. The similar designation of His Majesty's Canadian Submarine is applied to submarine vessels.[3]

  1. ^ "Royal Canadian Navy - Links". Royal Canadian Navy. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ^ "National Defence Act" (in French). Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada. 1985. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "HMCS Victoria Conducts Diving Operations off the Coast of Vancouver Island". Archived from the original on 2013-05-24.