Several
Canadian
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naval units have been named HMCS ''Calgary''.
* (I), a that served in the
Royal Canadian Navy
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during the
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blocka ...
.
* (II), a commissioned into the
Canadian Forces
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on 12 May 1995.
Battle honours
*
Atlantic
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, 1942–45
* Biscay, 1943
*
Normandy
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, 1944
* English Channel, 1944–45
* North Sea, 1945
* Arabian Sea
References
Directorate of History and Heritage - HMCS Calgary
South-West Asia Theatre Honours
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Royal Canadian Navy ship names