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HMCS WHITEHORSE 705

 

AUDENTES FORTUNA JUVAT

 

FORTUNE ASSISTS THE DARING

HMCS Whitehorse 705

 

Laid down: 26 Jul 1996

Launched: 24 Feb 1997

Commissioned: 17 Apr 1998

Paid off: 

 

Built at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., she was launched on 24 Feb 1997. Assigned to the west coast, she arrived at Esquimalt on 24 Oct 1997 and was commissioned on 17 Apr 1998.

 

Photos and Documents          Ship's company photos          Commissioning Booklet

 

Commanding Officers

LCdr Derek L Carroll - 17 Apr 1998- unk

LCdr Douglas Charles Stark - 1999

LCdr C.P. Rochon - unk - 07 Aug 2015

LCdr S.P. Denneny - 07 Aug 2015 - present

 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

S-T

Stark, Douglas Charles

1966-2016

Commanding Officer in 1999

 

 

 

 

 

Former Crew Members

Bradford, Peggy, CPO2, Cox'n - Jul 2003 - Aug 2006

 

Christal, Andrea J., AB.SG - Commissioning crew

Cotey, Tim, CPO2, Cox'n, RCN - 2006-2009

 

Fraser, Chris, MS.ET

Gagnon, Patrick Raymond

 

Gray, Travis, P1.BN, CBM (Buffer)

 

Reid, Don, CPO2, Cox'n - 2014

 

Photos and Documents

 

Change of Command 07 Aug 2015

LCdr S.P. Denneny, incoming CO of HMCS WHITEHORSE (left), Reviewing Officer Capt. (Navy) Clarke, CO of Maritime Operations Group Four (center) and LCdr C.P. Rochon, outgoing CO of HMCS WHITEHORSE (right) sign the official passing of command documents during the HMCS WHITEHORSE Change of Command Ceremony at Y Jetty, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt, Victoria B.C on 07 August 2015. Image provided. Photo by, Cpl Blaine Sewell MARPAC Imaging Services

 

Gunshield art on the 40mm Bofor on HMCS WHITEHORSE circa 2007

The artwork was painted by MS.ET Chris Fraser and P1.BN Travis Gray (Buffer)

Courtesy of CPO2 Tim Cotey

 

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