(Above) Task Group at Anchor (Above) HMCS Ville De Quebec (Below) HMCS Halifax and HMCS Iroquois HMCS Kingston, Fredericton, and Windsor were in the dockyard. – the 6 vessels are taking part in a Task Group Exercise
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Several warships sailed from Halifax, today, to participate in a Task Group Exercise (TGEX) from Nov. 25 to Dec. 6, 2013. The TGEX is part of NORAD exercise Amalgam Dart which runs from Dec. 3-5, practicing interoperability between the RCN, RCAF, and USAF. RCN ships participating in the TGEX include
The Times Colonist of Victoria is reporting that HMCS Chicoutimi will enter the water today after completing her refit. She Departed Halifax in April 2009 for BC for repairs. UPDATE: Photo Left via RCN – HMCS Chicoutimi rests on a floating dry dock in preparation for return to water, a
HMCS Prince Robert in Drydock (n.d.) Thomas Beament Was born in Ottawa. During WW I he served in the RCNVR as an ordinary seaman, then was promoted to warrant officer. Following the end of the war he returned to Osgoode Hall and completed his studies to became Barrister-at-law (1922). The
As predicted, The Minister of National Defence, today announced the names of the RCN’s new Joint Support Ships which will be built by Vancouver Shipyards Co. Ltd.under the NSPS. The two Joint Support Ships will be named HMCS Queenston and HMCS Chateauguay in recognition of the significant battles of Queenston
2 New Cyclones were spotted flying loops around Shearwater around noon today. Looks like flight training has begun.
HMCS Montreal is due to move from the Machine Shop Wharf to the Dockyard today at 1300. She will be the third vessel to complete the Shipyard portion of FELEX. HMCS Charlettown is currently in the graving dock, and HMCS St Johns will take her place when she moves to
HMCS Ville De Quebec, and HMCS Iroquois returned this morning from Op Caribbe, An annual anti narcotics operation with the USN and USCG. Ville De Quebec Departed on July 22
HMCS Halifax Spent the weekend secured to 4 mooring trot buoys in the North end of the Basin this weekend, Likely undergoing system and sensor tests. The Fleet Diving Unit appeared to be in Attendance, and a barge is alongside acting as a wharf for smaller vessels. She Departed this
HMCS Fredericton has emerged from her FELEX refit and has been out and about on various trials since. In the photo above, she was running laps in the Basin earlier this week