Canada announced the name for its sixth and final Arctic military patrol ship — part of a fleet of surveillance ships that will help Canada ramp up its defence in the North. Each boat is named after prominent Canadian naval figures and were built at the Irving shipyard in Halifax. The latest ship is named after Lt. Robert Hampton Gray who joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940, and served as a pilot in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. "I think it's a phenomenal recognition of a phenomenal Canadian naval hero in the past," said Rear Admiral Casper Donovan with the Royal Canadian Navy. Gray joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940, and served as a pilot in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

Source: CBC News August 11, 2020 15:11 UTC