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A postwar Royal Canadian Navy built around large escort fleets

Sustained Canadian naval expansion is imagined as a large destroyer and frigate force comparable to Japan's modern navy.

Question

What would the Royal Canadian Navy look like if it sustained a major postwar naval programme to support Britain?

Short answer

It would likely resemble Japan's escort-heavy maritime force, with enough destroyers and frigates to surpass the modern Royal Navy in size.

Notes

Keeping Canada among the world's three largest navies would eventually leave it with a fleet larger than the Royal Navy. The suggested force would contain substantial destroyer and frigate forces and resemble the modern Japanese navy.