Laid down: 15 May 1944Launched: 04 May 1945Commissioned: 20 Jan 1948Paid off: 1954Re-commissioned: Oct 1954Paid off: 21 Apr 1966Fate: Broken up in 1970The last of her class to be completed, “Athabee” was commissioned at Halifax on 20 Jan 1948, and sailed in mid-May 1948 for the west coast, where she trained new entries and officerContinue reading “HMCS ATHABASKAN R79 / 219 1956.”
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HMCS Glace Bay is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1996. Glace Bay is the second ship of her class which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel Project.
She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Glace Bay. She is assigned to Maritime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT) and is homeported at CFB Halifax.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Glace_Bay_(MM_701)
Ship Formation in the Gulf of Oman. From right to left HMCS Algonquin,HMCS Protecteur and HMCS St-Johns. The formation took place during a (RAS) Replenishment at sea, followed by manouvers.
Ship Formation in the Gulf of Oman. From right to left HMCS Algonquin,HMCS Protecteur and HMCS St-Johns. The formation took place during a (RAS) Replenishment at sea, followed by manouvers.
Learning the art of the traditional Royal Navy bosun’s call
Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga leads regional deployment
March 21, 2024 Tom Abke The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Warramunga is conducting the nation’s first Indo-Pacific regional presence deployment of 2024. The Anzac-class, long-range frigate can conduct air defense, surface and subsurface warfare, surveillance and reconnaissance, and interdiction missions. During the three-month deployment, which runs through April, the Warramunga’s 200 crew membersContinue reading “Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Warramunga leads regional deployment”
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