Category Archives: RCN

HMCS Alberni K-103

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Katherine

A model of HMCS Alberni on display at CFB Comox HMCS Alberni was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy(RCN) during the Second World War.  Alberni  played a vital role in escorting convoys. She was torpedoed and … Continue reading →

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Royal Roads – just part of the story…

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Katherine

The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back further than 1969 at Royal Roads – sometimes an image is just part of the story…

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Royal Roads – the museum

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Katherine

The museum underneath Hatley Castle at Royal Roads

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Nanaimo in Nanaimo

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Katherine

   HMCS Nanaimo is a Kingston-class coastal defence vessel, the third ship of her class, which is the name for the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel  Project. She is the second vessel to use the designation HMCS Nanaimo. Nanaimo was laid … Continue reading →

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A window onto the estuary

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Katherine

The view astern as the Royal Canadian Navy sets sail from HMCS Quadra

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Not your normal view – Comox Glacier

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Katherine

Q3, a motor work boat from HMCS Quadra and the Comox Glacier in the distance

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Borealis I and Q3

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Katherine

The fishing boat Borealis I and Q3, a motor work boat from HMCS Quadra

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Approaching Blue Starr 1

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

Blue Starr 1 anchored off Goose Spit

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Marine traffic jam

Posted on September 13, 2014 by Katherine

Comox Marina

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A pair of Orcas

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Katherine

PCT 59 (Wolf) and PCT 60 (Grizzly) alongside at HMCS Quadra For some reason the Navy prefers images of ships to be free of visible signs of the people who sail the ships – the angle of the shot without … Continue reading →

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