A collection of the Navy-related material I have collected over the years. This serves both as an ever-growing collection of information as well as historical documentation.
Vessels of the RCN
Graphic showcasing the River-class Destroyer. Suitable for non-infograohic purposes.
River-class Destroyer infographic. The latest available as of April 2026 though a bit outdated already
Protecteur-class Graphic. Suitable for non-infographic purposes.
Protecteur-class Infographic
Harry DeWolf-class graphic. Suitable for non-infographic purposes
Harry DeWolf-class Infographic
Halifax-class Graphic. Suitable for non-infographic purposes
Halifax-class Infographic from the FELEX era
Cute little graphic for the Continental Defence Corvette. Should note design is only representative and not an accurate showing of what the design might be.
A Victoria-class cutaway infrographic. You'll be surprised how little Vicky stuff there is compared to others.
An Orca-class Infographic from the old Canadian-American Strategic Review, TNSRs spiritual Grandfather
Kingston-class schematics. Sadly I can't remember where it's from.
An outdated, but still decent look at the existing fleet.
Past Graphics/Proposals
An early infographic for the Canadian Patrol Frigate, now known as the Halifax-class
More early looks at the future Halifax-class
More Early Halifax Lore
My friend North had this rendering of the proposed stretched Halifax-class as part of the Project 2000 proposal. I think this might be the only look available at what the Halifax-based Iroquois replacement would have looked like?
An early infographic for the Royal Navy's Type 2400 Submarine, now known as the Victoria-class
Infographic for HMCS Labrador, the RCNs first Icebreaker. Later known as CGS Labrador and then CCGS Labrador
The Trafalgar-class nuclear submarine as proposed to Canada as part of our efforts to aquire nuclear submarines as outlined in 1987s Challenge and Commitment: A Defence Policy for Canada
The Amethyste! A modified Rubis-class nuclear submarine as proposed to Canada as part of our efforts to aquire nuclear submarines as outlined in 1987s Challenge and Commitment: A Defence Polic for Canada
The proposed General Purpose Frigate canceled in 1963. This particular graphic comes from March 1962. Up to eight were planned.
Another from September 1963. By this point it was accepted that the program was dead, however this is probably the latest graphic that I know that is out there for GPF
A far more detailed schematic where one can also see the troop-carrying capacity showcased. The General Purpose Frigates would have had a limited transport capability being able to embark up to 200 additional personnel. Pretty fun stuff!
Early schematic of the DDH 280, also known as the Iroquois-class Destroyers
Little Infographic for the proposed GPF
An early artist rendition of what would be the future St Laurent-class from 1949 I believe?
Concept for the proposed Vancouver-class Frigates. Originally proposed in 1953, the idea was to provide the RCN with a cheaper, more expendable frigate that could replace the Prestonian-class, provide additional numbers to the fleet, and also take over lower-end tasks from the then new and expensive St. Laurent-class. Not to disimilar to the high-low mix we debate with the Rivers and CDC. Ten we're planned for the RCN, though the concept only lasted until 1955 when it was canceled.
Conceptual Drawing of the Canadian Surveillance and Sovereignty Enforcement Vessel or CASSEV, a proposed Corvette first brought up in 1991. It is also famously mentioned in Vice- Admiral C.M. Thomas Letter of Resignation. CASSEV would of been a class of six (i believe) corvettes. CASSEV was a WEIRD proposal. Weirder than I can get into here. Should note that after WW2 Canada explored Corvettes several times, though CDC is certainly the farthest we have come.
Conceptual Carrier designs dating from 1963. The Royal Canadian Navy under then Minister of National Defence Paul Hellyer would explore several potential designs and concepts for retaining an amphibious/aviation capability in the wake of Hellyers 'Mobile Force' concept. A lot of these efforts were championed by then Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air and Warfare) Commodore Alexander Beaufort Fraser Fraser-Harris.
A Canadian Iwo Jima! Such was one of the proposals laid out by Fraser-Harris. Fraser-Harris supported the acquisition of both a new carrier (which I believe was to be a modernized Essex-class in his original proposal?) and a fleet of Iwo Jima-class LPH
Concept of the Afloat Logistics and Sealift Capability (ALSC) Ship, the predecessor to the Joint Support Ship. This is I believe from the 1999/2000 time period? Before I was born at least
Excerpts from a PDF on the AMPS 1000, a compact nuclear reactor concept developed by Canada's Energy Conversion Systems. Designed to serve as an Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) module, it was an ambitious attempt to give conventional submarines the stealth and endurance of nuclear boats at a fraction of the displacement and cost.
Irvings Maritime Support Ship/Global Maritime Arctic Support Ship concept from 2016. An unsolicited proposal to the Canadian government, Irving would modify an existing Ro/Ro platform and lease it to the Federal Government not to disimilar to Asterix. While hyped the proposal ended uo faultering with Asterix coming into service and a lack of desire from the Feds to prusue further.
Various concepts from around the interwebs for what the original Joint Support Ship could have looked like. The OG JSS, which followed up ALSC, was cancelled in 2008 by the then Harper government. SNC-Lavalin/Naval Group and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems Canada (TKMSC) were the then qualified bidders.
Davies Multi-Role Naval Support Vessel concept, a modified support vessel based off the Cecon Pride. At the time of it's launch the Cecon Pride was the first vessel built by Davie in more than a decade. Never went past the proposal stage.
Curaways of the Oberon-class Submarine, taken from a training manual. Date unknown sadly
Guided Missile Destroyer concepts from 1964. After the death of the General Purpose Frigate, there was a general debate on what the next surface combatant for the RCN would look like. This was one such concept
1959 ASW Fast Frigate proposal. Following the heels of the Restigouche and Mackenzie, and the failure of the Vancouver-class. A very modest proposal. Cheap, top speed of 26 knots, carry a helicopter, and carry a variable depth sonar. Would be eventually split with an even cheap, slower option presented. Would eventuslly evolve into the General Purpose Frigate
Proposed Restigouche conversion concepts. One being a DDH conversion like St. Laurent and the one being the final ASROC conversion that was done unfer IRE.
Probably the oldest concept of the 'Heliporter' that dominated a lot of discussion in the 1960s navy. Essentially a small Helicopter Carrier in all intents, and a rival to the then General Purpose Frigate. Just armed enough to compete. The concept was heavily pushed by the Naval Air Clique of the RCN, primarily the likes of Fraser-Harris and V.J. Wilgress. This concept would be pushed by these two throughout the early and mid-1960s
More Heliporter concepts from 1963. As the Navy realized that the General Purpose Frigate was essentially dead, the Naval Air Clique decided to once again raise the Helipoter concept as a viable alternative. Over twice the displacement of the original 1961 proposal, the Heliporters here were essentially Light Aircraft carriers. Keep in mind that the Naval Air Clique was being bolstered theough this time by new Minister of National Defence Paul Hellyer and his 'Mobile Force' concept, believing that the Helipoter was better fiit for his vision of the Armed Forces. Keep in mind that the Heliporter was as much to start the conversation as it was a proposal. As soon as he could, Fraser-Harris would pivot to the concept of an actual carrier. As you go through the designs, take note of the later changes. The original proposal was fairly criticized for it's size and how expensive, which pushed later redesigns to take on a more scaled back and lean more on the destroyer-esque features.
Maps
Current Royal Canadian Navy Operations
A look at the various proposed and operating trade corridors in the Arctic
The North-West Passages and her various routes.
A map showcasing the various major ports in North America along with their Ice Status. A good representation of the laxk of Ice-Free Ports in Canada’s Arctic
A map showcasing the various Naval Reserves. Won't be accurate much longer!
A map showcasing the future proposed fleet for the RCN, as well as the look at what the navy views as the desired number of vessels at sea at any given time to ensure comprehensive coverage of Canada’s Maritime Domain
Other
The Trident, represnting the Royal Canadian Navy’s concept of Naval Power
The RCN Arctic & Northern Strategic Framework. It's a bit outdated now but still interesting
Extremely interesting content. Love the call-out to CASR ... I so miss that site.
This was really neat!