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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
EDMONTON 703
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INDUSTRIA DITAT
INDUSTRY ENRICHES |
HMCS Edmonton 703 departing Portland, Oregon - Jun 2017
Courtesy of / © Ralph Lehman, SMSGT, USAF,
ret'd 2017
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Laid down: 08
Dec
1995
Launched: 16
Aug 1996
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Commissioned: 21
Jun 1997
Paid off:
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The first ship to bear this name, she was built
by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., Brandon was launched on 16
Aug 1996. On 03 Mar 1997, she sailed west for Esquimalt in
company with HMCS Moresby. On 21 Jun 1997 she was commissioned at
CFB Esquimalt and assigned to the West Coast.
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Commanding Officers |
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Cdr G.
Wong - 31 Oct 1996 - 13 Jun 1998
LCdr W.
Bowes - 13 Jun 1998 - 19 Aug 1998
LCdr D.
Leblanc - 19 Aug 1998 - 14 Apr 1999 |
LCdr B.
Cook - 14 Apr 1999 - 01 Oct 2000
LCdr S.
King - 16 Oct 2000 - 14 Apr 2001
LCdr S.
King - 16 Jun 2001 - |
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
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A-B
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Bowes,
William
____-2008
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Former Crew Members
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Gagnon, Patrick Raymond
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Photos and Documents (below)
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HMCS Edmonton 703 departing Portland, Oregon
after a port visit during the Portland Rose Festival, Jun 2017
Courtesy of / © Ralph Lehman, SMSGT, USAF,
ret'd 2017 |
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