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River Class Destroyers of the RCN
Photo taken from HMCS SAGUENAY. HMCS ST
LAURENT H83 closest to HMCS SAGUENAY
From the collection of James A. Senior, RCN
Courtesy of Bob Senior
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HMCS Ottawa H60, HMCS Assiniboine I18, HMCS St
Laurent H83 and HMCS Restigouche H00, Jetty 4, Apr 1940
From the collection of Douglas John Ford
Courtesy of Jay Ford
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Corvettes
Leaving Halifax, April 1941
Source:
Library and Archives Canada - PA105334
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Ships
in Halifax Harbour. HMS Loch Quoich K434 second from the Jetty
From
the photo collection of Hugh A. Benson
Courtesy
of Doug Benson
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Ships of the 262nd Landing Craft Flotilla, June 5, 1944
at 108 Birth, Southampton, England
(L-R) HMC LCI(L)-250, HMC LCI(L)-118, HMC LCI(L)-299, HMC
LCI(L)-115
From the collection of Frank Tucker
Courtesy of Joe Phelan
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Ship's at Halifax circa 1944-45
Fairmiles Q093 (76th Fl), Q061 (72nd Fl), Q056 (71st
Fl) and sub HMS Seawolf N47. Other ships unknown
Courtesy of Kevin Joynt
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82nd Fairmile Motor Launch Flotilla at sea circa
1944-45
From the collection of Arthur Penelton
Courtesy of Gary Penelton
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70th Fairmile Motor Launch Flotilla entering harbour,
Hamilton, Bermuda, 1945
From the collection of Kevin Joynt
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Left to Right: Moonlock FY16, Tordo FY20, Howe Sound I
FY 20, Universe Z125
Moonlock, Tordo and Howe Sound I were all vessels of
the Fisherman's Reserve.
Universe was a converted fishing trawler used as a fire tug
Courtesy of Dave Shirlaw, RCN News Magazine
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Bangor class minesweepers tied up alongside in Halifax
- date unknown
HMCS Melville J263 centre. Note that the only
ship flying an ensign is the outboard ship
From the collection of Roy Cardy
Courtesy of Dennis Cardy
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Canadian minesweepers in WW II. HMCS Caraquet J38
second in line
Courtesy of William Gard
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73
Flotilla on VE-Day
ML
Q075 visible on the right
From
the collection of John Joynt, RCNVR
Courtesy
of Kevin Joynt
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RCN Ship's tied up waiting disposal after the war -
location unknown
HMCS Trail K174 lead ship on right
From the collection of Ivan Chamberlain
Courtesy of Dave Chamberlain
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HMCS
Ontario leads the three destroyers destined to join the United Nations
forces engaged in the defence of South Korea.
Credit:
W. Atkins, British Columbia Press Agency:
Source:
CROWSNEST Magazine Vol. 2, No. 11, September 1950
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On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Royal
Canadian Navy
See the Crowsnest
Issue May-Jun 1960 on the 50th Anniversary of the RCN
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L-R: HMCS ANTIGONISH, HMCS ATHABASKAN, HMCS
CRESCENT, HMCS ONTARIO, HMCS CAYUGA - circa 1951-52
From the collection Gordon (Art) Broster
Courtesy of Cathy Robinson
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Grand
Harbour, Malta, Fall 1958
HMCS
St. Laurent 205 (bottom right), ship directly astern is a Canadian ship as
well, hull number not fully legible might be HMCS Chaudiere 235 or GATINEAU 236. Photo from the collection of the late LT Bert W. Meade.
Courtesy
of Marianne Sweet
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50th Anniversary of the RCN
1960 Fleet Review, Halifax, NS
DND / RCN photo
Courtesy of Donald (Buster) Brown
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9th Squadron visit to Churchill, MB, Autumn 1962
The Squadron consisted of HMCS Cap de la Madeleine 317,
HMCS Lauzon 322, HMCS Buckingham 314, HMCS Swansea 306 and HMCS La Hulloise
305
From the collection of Angus Gillingham
Courtesy of Peter Gillingham
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5th Canadian Destroyer Escort Squadron, Kiel, Germany,
Summer 1963
Photographer: Don Carter
Courtesy of Rob Kerr, Cdr, RCN, ret'd
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HMCS Bonaventure leading the Atlantic Fleet into
Halifax after a deployment - date unknown
Courtesy of John Gabel
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Canadian
Task Group - circa 1966
Right
to left, front to back: HMCS Kootenay 258, HMCS Restigouche 257, HMCS
St. Croix 256, HMCS Skeena 207, HMCS
Provider 508, HMCS Bonaventure
CVL22, HMCS Nipigon 266, HMCS
Antigonish 301
HMCS
Restigouche 257, HMCS Bonaventure CVL22, HMCS
Skeena 207
“Enroute to Brazil, Uruguay
and Argentina, the new Canadian Replenishment Ship, HMCS Provider tops up
Bonnie and her destroyer screen”.
Note
submitted by Don Gorham for the above photo: From the book “The
Bonnie (HMCS Bonaventure) by J. Allan Snowie; published by The Boston Mills
Press: On
January 12th, Bonaventure departed Halifax as the flagship of the largest
Canadian task group ever to sail for South America. Under the Command of
Commodore J.C. O’Brien was the fleet replenishment ship Provider; the mobile
repair ship Cape Scott; destroyers Nipigon, Saguenay, Kootenay, Skeena,
Annapolis and Restigouche and the RN submarine Acheron. On the 21st
they were joined by four West Coasters, the destroyer escort St. Croix;
frigates Antigonish and Stettler; and submarine Grilse.
From the collection of Eugene Miller
Courtesy of Rene Miller
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Canadian
Task Group - circa 1967
(R-L)
HMCS Provider, HMCS Cape Scott, HMCS Bonaventure and 2 Cadillacs (possibly
Mackenzie and Saskatchewan).
Photo taken from HMCS Ottawa 229
Photographer:
Raymond Cumby
Courtesy
of Raymond Cumby
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Canadian
Task Group - circa 1967
(R-L)
Unknown Cadillac, HMCS Provider, HMCS Cape Scott, HMCS Bonaventure and 2
Cadillacs (possibly Mackenzie and Saskatchewan). Photo taken from HMCS
Ottawa 229
Photographer:
Raymond Cumby
Courtesy
of Raymond Cumby
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1967 Fleet Review
DND / RCN photos
Courtesy of Donald (Buster) Brown
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Canadian
Carrier Task Group
HMCS
Bonaventure along with five Destroyers, HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Margaree, HMCS Gatineau,
HMCS Fraser, HMCS St-Laurent and
HMCS
Provider arrived in the port of New Orleans for a six day
visit on 01 Mar 1968
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Four
Tribal class destroyers (from left) HMCS Micmac 214, HMCS Athabaskan 219,
HMCS Nootka 213, HMCS Cayuga 218
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All
four Iroquois class destroyers. Date unknown
Courtesy
of Dennis Morrison |
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(Left
to Right) HMCS St. John's, HMCS Protecteur and HMCS Algonquin in RAS
formation
DND/RCN
photo / Photographer
MCpl Michel Durand
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(L to R)
HMCS Fraser 233, HMCS Saguenay 206, HMCS Skeena 207 and HMCS Margaree 230
- date unknown
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The Cadillacs
in Halifax
"The
Annapolis - 265 is outboard along side at 3 jetty, 5th Sqn is behind where
the St. Laurent tied up back in the day. I bought this post card in
1970 if my memory serves me. It was made by Wilson Dryden as it says on the
back."
Courtesy of
Terry Masters
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HMCS
Nootka, HMCS Haida and HMCS Swansea
From the photo collection of Lt VS
Curry, CD, RCN (Ret'd)
Courtesy of Gerry Curry
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Canadian Carrier TG
Bonnie and Provider screened by the Cadillacs
and two Prestonian class frigates
Courtesy of John Le Forte
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YDTs 6, 8 and 12
Courtesy of Jack Lewis
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Canadian ships at sea during Exercise Maple Spring
68 - March 1968
Top to Bottom, L to R: HMC Ships Kootenay, Provider, Gatineau, Cape Scott,
Ottawa, Bonaventure, Margaree, Nipigon, St Laurent, Fraser & Saguenay
Source:
Royal
Canadian Navy Today and Yesterday page on Facebook
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Canadian ships at sea during Exercise Maple Spring
68 - March 1968
DND
/ RCN photo
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Canadian
Task Group passing the Rock of Gibraltar - 1980
HMCS
Athabaskan 282, HMCS Huron 281 and HMCS Protecteur 509
Courtesy
of Steve White
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HMCS OJIBWA, HMCS OKANAGAN, HMCS ONONDAGA - May 1986
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HMCS Okanagan, HMCS Onondaga and HMCS
Ojibwa
Courtesy of Keith Sherstobetoff
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2nd Canadian Escort Squadron
Courtesy of Steve Hlasny
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HMCS ANTICOSTI and HMCS MORESBY (centre) with Naval
Reserve training vessels
DND / RCN Photo
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HMCS FUNDY 159, HMCS CHIGNECTO 160, HMCS THUNDER 161
and HMCS CHALEUR 164
DND / RCN Photo
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Only known photo of all four of the IREs sailing in
formation off Halifax, NS
HMCS GATINEAU 236, HMCS KOOTENAY 259, HMCS TERRA NOVA
259 and HMCS RESTIGOUCHE 257
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