The designation Dominion Government Ship (DGS) was applied to ships operated by the Government of Canada in its early decades when it was more widely known by the deprecated name "Dominion of Canada." The later designation, Canadian Government Ship, was used as early as the turn of the 20th century.
+ Vessels designated DGS included: image name commissioned retired notes DGS Kestrel DGS Malaspina 1913 1946 Taken into the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I and World War II DGS Mastodon 1911 1934 retired in 1934, taken into the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II, and converted to a coastal oil tanker DGS Naden 1913 1922 Taken into the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I employed in 1903–1904, for an exploratory expedition to Canada's Arctic Archipelago DGS Quadra 1891 operated on the west coast
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