Four
Canadian
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naval units have been named HMCS ''Ottawa''.
* (I) was a
C-class destroyer commissioned as in the
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
before serving with the
Royal Canadian Navy
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...
from 1938–1942.
* (II) was a
G-class destroyer commissioned as in the RN before serving with the RCN from 1943–1945.
* (III) was that served in the RCN and Canadian Forces from 1956–1992.
* (IV) is a commissioned in 1996.
Battle honours
*
Atlantic
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, 1939–45.
*
Normandy
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, 1944.
* English Channel, 1944.
* Biscay, 1944.
* Arabian Sea
References
Directorate of History and Heritage - HMCS Ottawa
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Royal Canadian Navy ship names