title: HMCS Protecteur
text: # HMCS Protecteur
  
  One ship and one future ship of the Royal Canadian Navy have been named HMCS Protecteur;
  
  * HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509), a replenishment oiler in service from 1969 to 2015
  * HMCS Protecteur, the planned replacement for the first vessel. The ship was laid down on 16 January 2020.
  
  ## Battle honours
  
  * Gulf and Kuwait
  * Arabian Sea
  