Her Majesty's Canadian Ship

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Her Majesty's Canadian Ship
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In English, Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) is the designation of any Canadian warship. Should the Queen be replaced by a king, the designation changes to "His" rather than "Her" Majesty. Navire canadien de Sa Majesté (NCSM) is the equally official French version of the title; unlike the English version, the phrase remains unchanged if the monarch is male. Many major Canadian naval bases also bear the designation, such as HMCS Discovery, and all Sea Cadet Summer Training Centres, as with HMCS Quadra.

It derives from "Her Majesty's Ship" (HMS), used in the United Kingdom. The person who is Monarch of Canada is also equally and separately the Monarch of the UK.

HMCS Rainbow, which the Royal Canadian Navy purchased from the Royal Navy in 1910, was the first ship to include this designation in her name. Ships currently bearing this designation are the responsibility of the Canadian Forces Maritime Command.

Many other Commonwealth nations use a variation of HMS to designate their warships, such as HMAS (Her Majesty's Australian Ship) and HMNZS (Her Majesty's New Zealand Ship).

See also: List of ships of the Canadian Navy, Ship prefix

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