Category Archives: RCN

HMCS Chicoutimi

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Katherine

HMCS Chicoutimi open house at CFMETR in Nanoose HMCS Chicoutimi (SSK 879), is a Royal Canadian Navy Victoria-class long-range hunter-killer (SSK) submarine. The former HMS Upholder was laid up by the Royal Navy in June 1994, and accepted by Canada … Continue reading →

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Wolf and Grizzly

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Katherine

PCT 59 Wolf and PCT 69 Grizzly off Denman Island view the full size album…

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19 Wing Day Sail 2015

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Katherine

Members of 19 Wing enjoyed a day sail to Denman Island aboard PCT 60 Grizzly and PCT 59 Wolf – Royal Canadian Navy Orca Orca Class Patrol Craft Training (PCT) ships.

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HMCS Quadra – rigging for sail

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Katherine

Cadets at HMCS Quadra Cadet Summer Training Center (CSTC) rigging their boats

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HMCS Quadra – across the estuary

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Katherine

HMCS Quadra viewed from Filberg Lodge and Park, across the Comox Estuary

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HMCS Yellowknife

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Katherine

A visit with the Royal Canadian Navy aboard HMCS Yellowknife in Campbell River Yellowknife is a Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel based at CFB Esquimalt. She was laid down on 7 November 1996 at Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax and was … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo Military Museum

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Katherine

A model of HMCS Nanaimo in the Nanaimo Military Museum [fbalbum url=”https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.302975529826165.1073742136.123247217798998&type=3″ size=”187″]

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A YAG in the bay

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Katherine

Yard Auxiliary, General (YAG) training vessels are wooden boats built between 1954 and 1958. Built for use as a blue boat, the majority of these crafted were used for general purposes such as liberty boats, stores and equipment lighters, as … Continue reading →

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The Alberni Project

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Katherine

The Alberni Project is a program of remembrance which pays tribute to the men who served on HMCS Alberni, a Canadian Corvette, between 1941 and 1944. The Alberni was a Flower Class Corvette, all of which were were named after … Continue reading →

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Comox Armed Forces Day and Air Show

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Katherine

The 2015 19 Wing Comox Armed Forces Day and Air Show is fast approaching – this is a great family event with interesting displays, and lots of flying! Saturday August 15, 2015

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