Category Archives: Canadian Military

A flagship, a Norwegian frigate and a 48-year-old German tanker sail into Glasgow

Xenia Zubova – 31st July 2026 at 9:59am Three Nato ships with very different jobs have made a scheduled replenishment visit to Glasgow. HMCS Ville de Québec is a Canadian frigate and the new flagship of Standing Nato Maritime Group 1, HNoMS Fridtjof Nansen is a Norwegian frigate, while FGS Rhön is a German NavyContinue reading “A flagship, a Norwegian frigate and a 48-year-old German tanker sail into Glasgow”

HMCS Vancouver is a Halifax-class frigate, of the Royal Canadian Navy launched on 8 July 1989, as the second vessel of her class.

HMCS Vancouver is a Halifax-class frigate, of the Royal Canadian Navy launched on 8 July 1989, as the second vessel of her class. She was based at CFB Esquimalt on the west coast of Canada. She is the third vessel to be named for Vancouver, British Columbia.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Vancouver_(FFH_331)

HMCS ATHABASKAN R79 / 219 1956.

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.”

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.