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Could Ottawa return in Canada's River class?

Canadian naming tradition makes another Ottawa plausible, although neither the name nor its place in the programme is confirmed.

Question

Could a Canadian River-class destroyer be named Ottawa?

Short answer

It would fit the naming tradition and would not be surprising, but no confirmed decision is given.

Notes

Ottawa is a plausible River-class name because it is both a river and an established Canadian ship name. Since the Halifax-class Ottawa was the last of that class to enter service, the suggestion is that a successor carrying its name could also arrive late in the replacement programme. No decision is identified, and the possible timing remains speculative.