Several

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naval units have been named HMCS ''Skeena''. * (I) was a

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active from 1931–1944. * (II) was a escort active from 1957–1993. The 116 Skeena Sea Cadets Corps (RCSCC Skeena) of the

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was named in honour of the first HMCS Skeena in 1941. The cadet unit has artifacts from the ship including the first ship's bell.

Battle honours

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1939–44 *

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

1944 * Biscay 1944

References

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