Canada's River designation grouped several destroyer designs under one national label. Saguenay and Skeena were A-class ships built for the Royal Canadian Navy. Transferred Royal Navy destroyers from several later prewar classes also received Canadian river names. River therefore identified a Canadian grouping without implying a single common design. These purpose-built and transferred ships provided the early basis for the navy's expansion.
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River covered several Canadian destroyer designs
The Canadian River destroyers included purpose-built A-class vessels and transferred Royal Navy ships from several different designs.