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For Posterity's Sake 
A Royal
Canadian Navy Historical Project
HMCS
GLACE BAY 701
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EX FUNDO MARIS
FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA |
HMCS Glace Bay 701
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Battle honours and awards: Atlantic
1944-45
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Laid down: 28
Apr
1995 at Halifax, NS.
Launched: 22
Jan 1996
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Commissioned: 26
Oct 1996
Paid off:
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Built by Halifax Shipyards
Ltd., Halifax, N.S., Glace Bay was launched on 22 Jan 1996 and commissioned
on 26 Oct 1996 at Sydney, N.S. In Sep 1998 Edmonton took part in
Operation Persistence, the recovery effort after the crash of
Swissair Flight 111 off Peggy's Cove, N.S. On
25 Mar 1999, HMCS Glace Bay 701, HMCS Kingston 700 and HMCS
Anticosti MSA110, departed Halifax for NATO exercise BLUE GAME 99
off Denmark.
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Commanding Officers |
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Civilian Capt Peter J. Stow, CD,
CMMC (Cdr, RCN, ret'd) - trials captain
Cdr C.R.
McNary - 16 May 1996 - 25 Jul 1997
LCdr J.R.
Thorpe - 25 Jul 1997 - 25 Feb 1998 |
LCdr J.C.
MacInnis - 25 Feb 1998 - 26 Jun 2000
LCdr J.A.
Offer - 26 Jun 2000 - Jan 2001 |
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In memory of those who have crossed the bar
They shall not be
forgotten
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Former Crew Members
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Gagnon, Patrick Raymond
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