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HMCS GLACE BAY 701
Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel
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 she 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.
In honour of Sgt. Jimmy MacNeil of Glace Bay, NS, who was killed by a roadside bomb on 21 Jun 2010, the Chiefs and Petty Officers mess aboard HMCS GLACE BAY was renamed in his memory. (click here to read the news article)
"The ships [of the Kingston Class] were incredibly useful and perfect in so many ways, on missions of sovereignty and patrol, in operations domestically and internationally especially in demining the Baltic, and incredibly all over the far north, sailing extensively on counter drug missions and on capacity and confidence and building in the Caribbean, eastern Pacific, and Gulf of Guinea, teaching maritime security operations to no less than 20 nations, all the while generating proud and capable sailors, and giving the Naval Reserves a sense of purpose never before realized in Canada." by Rear-Admiral John Newton, MMM, MSM, CD, RCN ret'd - 31 May 2025
Photos and Documents Ship's Company Photos
The Kingston Class - The Naval Reserve Association of Canada
Commanding Officers
They shall not be forgotten
Former Crew Members
Gagnon, Patrick Raymond
Photos and Documents
(GLB001) Official badge for HMCS GLACE BAY 701 (GLB002) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 and HMCS KINGSTON 700 alongside in Halifax with night lighting // Photographer: Cpl Duguay, Formation Imaging Services // RCN image # HS040530d01 (Original negative number HFX 369) (GLB003) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 entering the Churchill River from Hudson's Bay for a port visit to Churchill, Manitoba during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 16 Aug 2005 // Photographer: Cpl Halina Folfas, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E0001-01 (GLB004) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 (inboard) and HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 port visit Churchill, Manitoba during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 16 Aug 2005 // Photographer: Cpl Halina Folfas, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E0001-07 GLB005) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 approaching HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 for a light line transfer during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 19 Aug 2005 // Photographer: Cpl Halina Folfas, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E0004-01a
(GLB006 - GLB007) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 and HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 conducting a light line transfer during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 19 Aug 2005 // Photographer: Cpl Halina Folfas, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E0004-02a; HS2005-E0004-06a (GLB008 - GLB010) Children from the Churchill Children's Centre (ages 4 to 7) getting a tour of HMCS GLACE BAY 701 during port visit to Churchill, Manitoba during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 19 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E010-18a; HS2005-E010-24a; HS2005-E010-36a
(GLB011) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 anchors off the community of Whale Cove, Nunavut during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 22 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E010-76 (GLB012 - GLB013) HMCS GLACE BAY'S RHIB is met by members of the Canadian Ranger Patrol Group based at Whale Cove Nunavut during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 22 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E010-82a; HS2005-E010-86a (GLB014) Lt (N) David Connelly presents Stanley Adjuk, Mayor of Whale Cove, with a gift on behalf of the Captains of HMCS SHAWINIGAN 705 and HMCS GLACE BAY 701. Stanley Adjuk has been Mayor of Whale Cove for eight years - 22 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E010-95a
(GLB015 - GLB017) Whale Cove, Nunavut - 22 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E010-96a; HS2005-E010-97a; HS2005-E010-98a
(GLB018 - GLB021) Community members from Whalt Cove, Nunavut visit HMCS GLACE BAY 701. They are brought out to the ship by small boat operated by local members of the Canadian Rangers during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 22 Aug 2005 // MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E011-01a; HS2005-E011-02a; HS2005-E014-02a; HS2005-E011-15a
(GLB022) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 at anchor near Cape Dorset, Nunabut 31 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E012-07 (GLB023 - GLB024) Sailors from HMCS GLACE BAY 701 plant a flag on an iceberg in the Hudson Strait, just off the boast of Baffin Island - 31 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E013-02a; HS2005-E013-03a (GLB025) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 - 27 Aug 2005. Photographed from HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 during OP HUDSON SENTINEL // // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E014-17 (GLB026) HMCS Glace Bay remains motionless next to a small iceberg in the Hudson Strait, just off the coast of Baffin Island during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 29 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E014-28
(GLB027) Kimmirut, Nunavut, Hudson Bay - 29 Aug 2005 Kimmirut is located on the southern coast of Baffin Island. // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E015-73 (GLB028) Leading Seaman Rodney Skinner sitting at the bow of the Rhib from HMCS GLACE BAY 701 directing the helmsman to the landing point at Kimmirut, Nunavut during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 29 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E015-74a (GLB029) Leading Seaman Poliquin, Able Seaman Brown and Leading Seaman Rodney Skinner of HMCS GLACE BAY 701 land their Rhib at Kimmirut, Nunavut during OP HUDSON SENTINEL. - 29 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E015-71 (GLB030 - GLB031) Two local Kimmirut children hitch a ride aboard HMCS GLACE BAY 701's Rhib during OP HUDSON SENTINEL - 29 Aug 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E015-76
(GLB032) After the conclusion of OP HUDSON SENTINEL, HMCS GLACE BAY 701 (foreground) and HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 make a port visit as St. John's, NL enroute to Halifax 02 Sep 2025 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E021-10 (GLB033 - GLB036) Enroute to Halifax from St. John's, HMCS GLACE BAY 701 and HMCS SHAWINIGAN 704 are entertained by a pod of whales and a pod of porpoises - 06 Sep 2005 // Photographer: MCpl Charles Barber, Formation Imaging Services, Halifax, Nova Scotia // RCN image # HS2005-E022-01a; HS2005-E022-03a; HS2005-E022-06a; HS2005-E022-07a
(GLB037) Contents of frame plaque presented to the Cape Breton Regional Municipality on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the creation of the RCN. // RCN image # RE2007-0058-284m (GLB038) HMCS GLACE BAY during Operation NANOOK 2020 // DND/ RCN photo (GLB039) HMCS GLACE BAY off Halifax 06 Nov 2020 // DND photo // Photographer: Corporal David Veldman (GLB040) CCR door (top) and list of Nav Comms onboard HMCS GLACE BAY for Op Globe 2023 // Courtesy of Sarah Davill (GLB041) HMCS GLACE BAY 701 and HMCS SUMMERSIDE 711 decorated for the 2023 Christmas season // Source: RCN Facebook page // Photographer: Mona Ghiz
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Paying off ceremony for HMC ships GLACE BAY, GOOSE BAY, KINSTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE at HMC Dockyard, Halifax, NS 03 Oct 2025 Source: Official RCN facebook page
The former HMC ships GLACE BAY, GOOSE BAY, KINSTON, SHAWINIGAN and SUMMERSIDE, paid off and secured alongside at Halifax, NS - 05 Oct 2025 Courtesy of Bill Gard Original source unknown
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