Current Address List

The RCN assigns its ships to a “home port” to either the Atlantic Fleet in Halifax or the Pacific Fleet in Victoria. Mail for these ships are addressed as follows:

Rank and Name
HMCS (Name of Ship)
Fleet Mail Office Halifax
PO Box 99000 Stn Forces
Halifax NS B3K 5X5

Rank and Name
HMCS (Name of Ship)
Fleet Mail Office Esquimalt
PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria BC V9A 7N2

When the ship sails on training exercises, maritime patrols and/or operational deployments, the postal clerks assigned to the applicable Fleet Mail Office ensures that any mail is forwarded on to the ship, regardless of where the ship is sailing. The mail is picked up during regular port visits or on occasion, even directly flown out to the ship.

Each location is assigned a specific PO Box Number, which is combined with the Belleville, ON K8N 5W6 portion to form the last two lines of the address. Simply find the location and take the name of the location and the assigned box number to enter into the address format from below. Don’t forget to write Stn Forces after the box number.

Rank / Name / Initial
Operation Name (####)
PO Box (####), Stn Forces
Belleville, ONT
K8N5W6