Category: Navy
HMCS Ville De Quebec is taking part in an composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Aircraft Carrier USS Harry Truman, as a memeber of the 1st Combined Destroyer Squadron (1CDS) 1CDS members currently include USS Barry (DDG 52), USS Gravely (DDG 107), the German ship FGS Hamburg (F220), and
Work appeaers to be well underway. Low tide put the holes below the dock level, but based on the ducts, it looks like she is reciving shore heat and ventilation. The Scope of the Work includes finishing work not completed at Port Weller, as well as repairing the Tow damage.
HMCS Fredericton left the Machine Shop wharf today. She’ll complete her refit at the dockyard. (Above) Along side the Jetty, we dont get good photo angles unfortunately. Photos to hopefully follow.
(Above) HMCS Athabaskan, Rear; HMCS Kingston 700, HMCS Glace Bay 701 , and Unknown MCDV behind Kingston. (Below) left to right, Crude Carrier Nicolaos, and Product tankers AlgoScotia and Maria Desgangnes
HMCS Athabaskan arrived this morning. She picked up her pilot at 0500, and was off Pier 42 around 0700. (Above) Passing the ectug wharfs, photo screengrab from novascotiawebcams.com. (below) Overall shot with tugs Atlantic Elm, Atlantic Oak and Atlantic Fir. (Above and Below) Tugs working her of dockyard, around 0830.
With 5 blasts of the horn, HMCS Toronto slipped her lines and backed away from jetty NB. She passed the stern of the Iroquois where she recived a salute from Vice Admiral Paul Maddison. The Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today on the deployment
HMCS Athabaskan is due to arrive around 11pm tonight. Given the cloud cover, and probable fog, She will be well obscured. UPDATE 2230 01/14. No sign of her yet. UPDATE 2350 01/14 – Atlantic Fir on AIS. ~16nm from pilot station, making 4.8 knots. that puts her in the inner
HMCS Toronto sails for the Arbian sea this morning at 10am. as of 0830, last minute preperations were well underway.