 While the British Admiralty was disappointed to hear that Canada's assistance was to come in the form of its own naval force instead of funding British dreadnoughts, they were willing to accept any form of assistance as opposed to none at all.To this end, the British authorized the transfer of two old cruisers to Canada.Canada's first naval ship arrived on October 17, 1910; it was the former Royal Navy cruiser HMCS "Niobe".