The US Coast Guard is taking part in Operation Nanook. The USCG sea going buoy tender USCGC Juniper arrived in Halifax today to take part.
Danish forces are reportedly also taking part.
For more See This Marine Link Article
The US Coast Guard is taking part in Operation Nanook. The USCG sea going buoy tender USCGC Juniper arrived in Halifax today to take part.
Danish forces are reportedly also taking part.
For more See This Marine Link Article
The RCN Ship HMCS Iroquois was tied up on the waterfront this weekend and was open for tours.
Photos of the Ship can be found in the Facebook Gallery
HMCS Ville De Quebec, USS De Wert and USS Hurricane departed this morning for a 10 week great lakes Tour. HMCS Moncton and HMCS Summerside will also be in the Lakes this Summer, and will appear at a few dates. The Ships will return to Halifax in October, where they ill likely be open to the public.
From the Press Release:
HMCS Ville de Quebec will visit the following cities during the deployment:
-- Quebec City, Quebec, July 26 - 30;
-- Montreal, Quebec, July 30 - August 3;
-- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 8 - 13;
-- Thunder Bay, Ontario, August 15 - 20;
-- Toledo, Ohio, August 23 - 27;
-- Toronto, Ontario, Aug ust 29 - September 3;
-- Windsor, Ontario, September 5 - 10;
-- Buffalo, New York, September 11 - 17;
-- Hamilton, Ontario, September 18 - 21;
-- Oshawa, Ontario, September 21 - 24;
-- Cornwall, Ontario, September 25 - 27;
-- Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, September 28 - October 1;
-- Sept-Iles, Quebec, October 2 - 5; and
-- Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 9.
HMC Ships Moncton and Summerside will visit the following cities during the deployment:
-- Chicago, Illinois, August 15 - 20; and
-- Cleveland, Ohio, August 28 - September 2.
War of 1812 Commemorations, and Tallships Events will coincide with a US Navy Visit.
The USS De Wert, a U.S. Navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, is one of a flotilla of U.S. and Canadian ships that will be touring the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System this summer from July 20 through September 21 in recognition of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. In addition to the USS De Wert the ships scheduled to participate in the tour include the coastal patrol boat USS Hurricane, and the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec.
The Tour kicks off July 20th in Halifax, and then heads to quebec, and around the Great Lakes.
HMCS Halifax Completed its work period at Halifax Shipyard, and was moved back to the dockyard.
There she will undergo Addtional testing, and refitting of weapon systems, prior to sea and Operational trials.
HMCS Fredricton, Currently in the graving dock will likely take Halifax’s place, Making room for HMCS Montreal.
Each refit is expected to take 18 Months The Halifax Based ships are scheduled as Follows:
(Large Gaps are for Pacific Fleet vessels)
Fall 2010 | HALIFAX |
Fall 2011 | FREDERICTON |
Summer 2012 | MONTREAL |
Spring 2013 | CHARLOTTETOWN |
Winter 2014 | ST JOHN’S |
Fall 2014 | VILLE DE QUEBEC |
Summer 2015 | TORONTO |
3 German naval Vessels Arrived this Morning FGS Frankfurt am Main (below); FGS Hessen (Above) and FGS Emden (below below). FGS Frankfurt am Main has been to Halifax before, and is one of 2 perfered platforms for replacing HMCS Preserver and Protectur. The 3 vessels arrived spaced by an hour, which made photographing them more difficult. They will next be at the Quebec Naval Rendezvous June 6
Photo of FGS Emden below.