Bill's List of Canadian Naval Call Signs
Ships Based in Esquimalt, ca. 1972
This list is taken directly from papers I had accumulated from my days as a MARS officer under training in BC in 1972. While I did not use the international 4-letter call signs they were painted on the ships, and I did use the tactical call signs quite often. I can still remember saying such things as "Thunderbolt Yankee this is Burst, over"
| DESIG | NAME | TACTICAL CS | INT CS |
| HMCS | COLUMBIA | PROBE | CGJR |
| HMCS | ST. CROIX | BURST | CGJT |
| CFAV | YMT10 | ? | CGKL |
| CFAV | YMT9 | ? | CGKR |
| CFAV | ST. ANTHONY | TERMINOLOGY J | CGND |
| HMCS | RAINBOW | HEADMASTER | CGNE |
| CFAV | LAYMORE | MANDATE H | CGQC |
| CFAV | YMT2 | ? | CGQN |
| CFAV | YMR2 (WILDWOOD) | RIPPEE RIVER | CGQQ |
| HMCS | CHIGNECTO | ELLSWORTH G | CGTX |
| CFAV | CLIFTON | BARMAID V | CGTX |
| HMCS | GATINEAU | MOUSE | CGWF |
| HMCS | MIRAMICHI | SUSPENDER W | CGWY |
| HMCS | MACKENZIE | AUTUMN BREEZE | CGYZ |
| CFAV | YMR1 (SONGHEE) | LANTERN | CYQE |
| HMCS | YUKON | VISIONAL | CYRO |
| HMCS | PORTE DE LA REINE | YEARLY 3 | CYVB |
| HMCS | PORTE QUEBEC | HOOKER G | CYVO |
| HMCS | FUNDY | INLET V | CYWE |
| CFAV | ENDEAVOUR | DIPPER D | CYWK |
| HMCS | THUNDER | CHAPEL Y | CZCY |
| HMCS | CHALEUR | THUNDERBOLT Y | CZDS |
| HMCS | CHAUDIERE | SNACK | CZGJ |
| CFAV | HEATHERTON | DEFY J | CZJB |
| CFAV | DUNDURN | GERMANY Q | CZJG |
| HMCS | TERRA NOVA | QUILL | CZJV |