HMCS Ottawa

HMCS Ottawa

Four Canadian naval units have been named HMCS Ottawa.

• HMCS Ottawa (H60) (I) was C class destroyer commissioned as HMS Crusader (H60) in the Royal Navy before serving with the Royal Canadian Navy from 1938-1942.

• HMCS Ottawa (H31) (II) was G class destroyer commissioned as HMS Griffin (H31) in the RN before serving with the RCN from 1943-1945.

• HMCS Ottawa (DDH 229) (III) was St. Laurent class destroyer that served in the RCN and Canadian Forces from 1956-1992.

• HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) (IV) is a Halifax class frigate commissioned in 1996.