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Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...
naval units have been named HMCS ''Skeena''. * (I) was a River-class destroyer active from 1931–1944. * (II) was a escort active from 1957–1993. The 116 Skeena Sea Cadets Corps (RCSCC Skeena) of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets was named in honour of the first HMCS Skeena in 1941. The cadet unit has artifacts from the ship including the first ship's bell.


Battle honours

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Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...
1939–44 *
Normandy Normandy (; or ) is a geographical and cultural region in northwestern Europe, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises Normandy (administrative region), mainland Normandy (a part of France) and insular N ...
1944 * Biscay 1944


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Skeena, Hmcs Royal Canadian Navy ship names