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Input (English): Context: The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) (French: ) is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Armed Forces. Canada's navy operates 1 destroyer, 12 frigates, 4 patrol submarines, 12 coastal defence vessels and 8 unarmed patrol/training vessels, as well as several auxiliary vessels. The Royal Canadian Navy consists of 8,500 Regular Force and 5,100 Primary Reserve sailors, supported by 5,300 civilians. Vice-Admiral Ron Lloyd is the current Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy and Chief of the Naval Staff., Canada (French: ) is a country in the northern half of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering , making it the world's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area. Canada's border with the United States is the world's longest land border. The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate, but southerly areas are warm in summer. Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains. About four-fifths of the country's population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border. Its capital is Ottawa, its largest city is Toronto; other major urban areas include Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec City, Winnipeg and Hamilton., In the Canadian Forces, Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) is responsible for the fleet training and operational readiness of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Atlantic Ocean and Arctic Ocean. It was once referred to as Canadian Atlantic Station., A Canadian Forces Base or CFB (French Base des forces canadiennes or BFC) is a military installation of the Canadian Forces. For a facility to qualify as a Canadian Forces Base, it must station one or more major units (e.g., army regiments, navy ships, air force wings). , HMCS Kingston is a Kingston - class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces since 1996 . Kingston is the lead ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project . She is the first vessel to use the designation HMCS Kingston . Kingston was laid down on 12 December 1994 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd. , Halifax and was launched on 12 August 1995 . She was officially commissioned into the CF on 21 September 1996 and carries the hull classification number 700 . She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic ( MARLANT ) and is homeported at CFB Halifax ., Canadian Forces Base Halifax (CFB Halifax) is Canada's east coast navy base and home port to the Atlantic fleet, known as Maritime Forces Atlantic., Subject: hmcs kingston , Relation: operator, Options: (A) canada (B) canadian forces (C) east coast (D) ottawa (E) royal canadian navy
Output (English): royal canadian navy