Navy warship named after Regina, Saskatchewan celebrates 30 years at sea [Video]

The HMCS Regina is celebrating 30 years of service in the Royal Canadian Navy.

“The Canadian Navy naming tradition is based on geography,” said Executive Officer Lt.-Cmdr. Scott Dyson. “By choosing city names for the patrol frigates it allows us to create connections with the larger cities in all of our provinces.”

The first HMCS Regina sailed during the Second World War. They Navy says it was torpedoed and sunk off Trevose Head, Cornwall while serving as an escort in the English Channel. Thirty of its crew were lost.

The current Halifax Class frigate was commissioned Sept. 30, 1994 before setting sail for the first time in spring 1995. Being deployed several times to various missions from Vietnam to the Arabian Gulf.

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In 2005, she was awarded the Saskatchewan Centennial Commemorative Medal from the Lieutenant Governor …