Robert Yanow
Senior Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy
About Robert Yanow
Lived 1933 – 2017 (aged 83–84).
Rear-Admiral Robert "Bob" Yanow was a Royal Canadian Navy senior officer who served as Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific from 1984 to 1987.
Yanow was born in Saskatoon, was a Sea Cadet and graduated from Royal Roads Military College in 1951.
Yanow joined the Navy after graduating from the University of Saskatchewan, and rose the ranks to become commanding officer of HMCS Saguenay in 1969 and HMCS Athabaskan in 1972.
He later became naval attaché in Washington, D.C., Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific and ended his career at the DND HQ in Ottawa.
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Who was Robert Yanow?
senior Officer in the Royal Canadian Navy (1984-1987)
When was Robert Yanow born?
Robert Yanow was born in 1933 in Saskatoon.
When did Robert Yanow die?
Robert Yanow died in 2017 in Victoria.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Robert Yanow. https://biography.guide/robert-yanow/
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