What is the Future for the Canadian Navy? | FLEET UPGRADES ⚓

Ahoy, mates! 🚢 In today’s video, we’re shining the spotlight on the incredible Royal Canadian Navy. From cutting-edge new ships like the Type 26 frigates and Harry DeWolf class Arctic patrol vessels to the often-overlooked challenges our sailors face, this video dives deep into what makes our Navy such an essential part of Canada’s defense.

Join me as I share my personal experiences from a tour of HMCS Fredericton, reflect on the Navy’s rich history in Halifax, and celebrate the hard work and dedication of our sailors.

⚓ Topics covered in this video:

- My trip to Halifax and tour of HMCS Fredericton
- Challenges faced by the Navy and my respect for its members
- Exciting new ships like the Type 26 frigates, Protector class, and more
- Why the Royal Canadian Navy deserves more recognition

If you’re as fascinated by naval history, defense, and the future of the RCN as I am, you’re in the right place! Let’s give the Navy the recognition it truly deserves.

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[_Matsimus_]

⚓ Thanks for watching, some mistakes to correct lol! I said Aye Ready Aye instead of Ready Aye Ready! My bad navy folks! Told you I’m not navy smart lol! I apologize.

Also, got mixed up with CSC and River Class. It's the same thing. The type 26 is the RN version but now we call ours the River Class Destroyer. The Kingston class MCDV'S are unarmed patrol vessels with some equipped for mine hunting. The program to replace the Kingston class has just in early phases and is termed the Canadian Patrol Corvette.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on the Royal Canadian Navy. What do you think about the new ships like the Type 26 frigates or the Harry DeWolf class patrol vessels? Have you ever visited Halifax or seen an RCN ship up close? Let me know in the comments below!

💬 Also, if you have any questions about the Navy, my experiences in the Canadian Army, or ideas for future videos, drop them here—I’ll do my best to respond to as many as I can! Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more military content!

[Steve-eqiz]

Canadian Procurement: "Good news everybody, we just ordered 15 new ships! Our 14 new ships will serve our needs until the year 2065 and when those 12 ships are finally completed we'll be able to man all 11 hulls with qualified sailors. These 8 amazing Canadian built ships will be the envy of the world and after the 5th and final hull is completed in 2066 we'll all have reason to rejoice."

[Drexler]

Hate the situation, hate the equipment, hate all you want, but don't hate the navy, don't hate the men and women who protect our waters, be proud of them.
GO CANADA, GO NAVY 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦⚓⚓⚓

[jackwalker]

I did 8 years professional Infantry, and 19 in the Vermont (Vert Mont) National Guard. We were very close with Princess Patricias and. village had about haf French speakers (Quebecois) and not only are Canucks (friendly term) outstanding soldiers, but just grea people. I am old and beat up, but I would back up a Canuck any day. Respect Canada. Just a bonehead Vermonter here and Salute

[Mapledisco]

Still can't get over the harry dewolf class ships only having the 1 gun in the front, with 2 manual .50cals in the rear. With all of the drone threats nowadays feels pretty exposed. But again I guess if it will stay in our territorial waters it won't be mutch of an issue...

[simiamalum]

I like the Type 26 frigate. She looks clean. I like her lines, but I'm cautiously optimistic about the automation. Automation is great as long as the sailors can service the equipment.

[lightspeedvictory]

FYI: Canadian Surface Combatant and the River class destroyer are the same thing

[trifecteye]

Thanks for the video Matsimus. I am a sailor for the CAF and definitely feel like the Navy is disrespected by the other elements. The navy is essential and deserves massive respect. I personally am encouraged and exited by the new fleet additions in the next 20 years or so. Cheers

[S]

I used to work on the CSC project and being at the Irving shipyard seeing the conditions of the Halifax class is really a bit worrying. Our sailors deserve better equipments and ships.

[ianmclaughlin]

Outstanding footage of the navy proceeding and great coverage on whats going on as we move forward. I loved the interior footage as miss my naval days, the Canadian Navy is a fantastic group of people and this story did a good job showing that.

[php]

RCAF needs to dramatically expand in everyway. We need to start investing at least 2% of our GDP on our military

[Emperorvalse]

Totally agree with you about the high quality of the RCN videos and would never have seen them if it wasn't for you Matt.
Great video and it looks as if you really enjoyed yourself there.

[PatriceBoivin]

My son was in Navy Cadets on the Atlantic coast, we met some of the most organized people I have ever seen. Reliable day in and day out despite bureaucratic delays and political lacunae from Ottawa. (my impression as a civilian father, I am not in the CF)
Thank you Matt as usual.

[jimmyjames]

Nice to see this celebration of our Royal Canadian Navy and the new classes coming into service. Our Navy long time seems to me like it's been underfunded considering the importance of it's mission to our Country so new investment is very welcome. I am really proud of all of you serving in our Navy, thank you!

[daleboissonneault]

Thank you for this video! As a former commissioned infantry officer (commissioned in 1981) in the CAF, I've enjoyed this content and have been educated as to the future plans for our Navy. Good work. I look forward to your next videos.

[Razzbow]

Great video Matsimus. As usual!

You are the reason I joined the CAF :)

[SeaDog]

Thanks for the shout out, we were happy to have you aboard!

[ronmaximilian]

While Canada on building a new class of destroyers, they are woefully under armed. 24 Mk 41 VLS tubes is a small number for a modern frigate, much less a destroyer. The British type 26 frigate upon which it is based. Also has 4 8 VLS tubes for the Sea cepter missile I happen to think this makes it a little underarmed but at least they are trying to have a competitive frigate. The Australian version will have 32 Mark 41 VLS cells and they are considering increasing this to 96.

[digsbyjames]

Dang I hope this comes to pass! Exciting video for sure. Personally I am thrilled but say about time. To the men and women who serve so professionally and so courageously, my family and I thank you. You deserve the best. To us, YOU are one of Canada's most precious resources. Stay safe.

[bennuredjedi]

They need to retain the Halifax class (Reserve status) in order to have additional lethality and to improve upon the RCN operations tempo. Having a few LPD’s or MPSS built by Damien will add value to the RCN’s Expeditionary capability. The MPSS is an ideal design for those maritime services that have small to medium budgets but want quality and affordability. The RCDF deserves better than what they are getting currently.