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RCN history is carried not only through its ships and sailors, but also through the names that endure across generations. On September 3, 2026, Our Navy Today was re-branded to The Crowsnest. For our sailors, the term “crow’s nest” is a callback to the lookout positioned high above a ship, scanning the horizon, reporting what lies ahead and helping connect the crew with the wider world. It is a fitting symbol for a publication that exists to inform, connect, and share the stories of our naval community. The Crowsnest has been a cornerstone of the Navy since its first publication at HMCS Cornwallis in 1942. It informed sailors at home and overseas during the Second World War and later served as the RCN’s official magazine. Across three iterations, The Crowsnest has evolved from a wartime newspaper to a quarterly magazine and now a monthly digital newsletter. Bringing back The Crowsnest re-establishes Our Navy Today with a name rooted in generations of service and a longstanding tradition of highlighting the people, operations and achievements that define Canada’s Navy.
Past incarnations of the CROWSNEST
The Crow's Nest newspaper was founded in July 1942 and was published every month by HMCS CORNWALLIS "by kind permission of Captain J.C.I. Edwards, RCN". Printed by the Truro Printing & Publishing Company Limited, the Crow's Nest was a chronicle of the Royal Canadian Navy's wartime activities.
In November 1948, the Crow's Nest was reincarnated as The CROWSNEST magazine and was published until June 1965 when it was replaced by the Canadian Armed Forces Sentinel Magazine.
All issues, from start to end, are linked below. These were created from larger PDF files of 6 issues each. The original files can be found on the website of JERRY PROC at the following link - http://jproc.ca/crowsnest/
1949 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec - Christmas '49
1950 - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1951 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1952 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1953 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1954 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1955 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1956 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1957 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1958 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1959 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1960 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May/Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1961 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1962 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul/Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1963 - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct/Nov - Dec
1964 - Jan - Feb - Mar/Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec
1965 - Jan - Feb - Mar/Apr - May - Jun (Final Issue)
The third incarnation is a magazine with the same name as its immediate predecessor - Crowsnest. This was a quarterly periodical and beginning Vol. 1 No. 1 (Summer 2007); ceased with Vol. 11 No. 4 (Fall 2017).
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