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On February 1, 1968, the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act took effect, amalgamating [[the Canadian Army]], the Royal Canadian Navy and [[the Royal Canadian Air Force]] to form [[the Canadian Forces]] (the CF) as we know it today. The RCN now lives on as [[Maritime Command]]. | On February 1, 1968, the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act took effect, amalgamating [[the Canadian Army]], the Royal Canadian Navy and [[the Royal Canadian Air Force]] to form [[the Canadian Forces]] (the CF) as we know it today. The RCN now lives on as [[Maritime Command]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 22 October 2006
Canada's navy originated with the Naval Service Act of 1910. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) acquired its first warships, the cruisers HMCS Niobe and HMCS Rainbow, in the same year.
On February 1, 1968, the Canadian Forces Reorganization Act took effect, amalgamating the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Canadian Air Force to form the Canadian Forces (the CF) as we know it today. The RCN now lives on as Maritime Command.
