Atlantic Elm towING out the former HMCS Gatineau, heading for Pictou to be scrapped.
image clipped from http://www.halifaxwebcam.ca/
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Sold for Scrap
The Chronicle Herald reported today that
A DARTMOUTH company has won a contract worth more than $4 million to remove, dismantle and dispose of two mothballed warships tied up in Halifax Harbour.
Aecon Fabco won the tender to dispose of the former HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Gatineau with the lowest bid
The company plans to tow them to its Pictou shipyard for dismantling.The ships should be towed out of Halifax by December, said Lianne LeBel, a Defence Department spokeswoman.
The HMCS Kootenay explosion
40 years ago today, one of the worst Canada’s worst peacetime naval tragities occured. During A routine high speed pass, HMCS Kootenay suffered a gearbox explosion killing 9 crew, and injuring several more.
Addtional Coverage and Background:
CBC Archive Footage of Kootenay (with Saguney and Bonaventure
HMCS Kootenay survivors mark 40th anniversary
Hazegray’s Account of the Explosion
Taking stock of Canada’s worst peacetime naval disaster
USS Mahan Visits Port
USS Mahan arrived this Morning and is tied up at Navy Jetty “Charlie”
Photos to (hopefully) follow
Australians in Port
The Australian Navy vessels HMAS Sydney and HMAS Ballarat are currently tied up at Navy Jetty “Bravo” next to the casino.
they arrived from St Johns Nfld. (photos to follow)
See http://wwwshipshots.blogspot.com/for pics of the St. John’s Visit.
June 8, Off Chebucto Head
The Pilot boat about to board the pilot on the Inbound Atlantic Companion, Dockwise Target at Anchor, and HMCS Corner Brooke outbound.
HNOMS Roald Amundsen Returns
The Norwegian naval vessel HNOMS Roald Amundsen arrived in port this afternoon.
This is the ship’s second visit this year
Foggy Day
Engine Room fire on HMCS Fredericton
“One of HMCS Fredericton’s two gas turbines, the ship’s main propulsion system, caught fire while the frigate was at sea on training off Nova Scotia late last week.”
Navy assessing damage after fire aboard frigate
Canadian warship on schedule despite engine room fire
Previously:
Setting sail on the HMCS Fredericton
HMCS Sackville Salutes HMCS Toronto
Update May 18 2009:
HMCS Sackville fires its main gun in memory of Rear Admiral William Moss Landymore. Rear Admiral Landymore served in the navy for 33 years and was recognized for his wartime service during the Battle of the Atlantic. His ashes were spread outside Halifax Harbour during a committal ceremony aboard HMCS Toronto on May 1.
