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CFMETR – CFAV Lawrenceville

Lawrenceville at CFMETR YTL 590, CFAV Lawrenceville is one of five Ville class tugboats operated by the Royal Canadian Navy. The Ville class tugs are quite low-slung vessels which makes them ideal for harbour work, such as the tight manoeuvring … Continue reading

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CFMETR – TWR 7

TWR 7 (Chaparral) at CFMETR Chaparral is a US Navy 85 ft. Target Torpedo Retriever Vessel currently assigned to CFMETR. Chapparal’s duties include the retrieval of targets, torpedoes, mk 30 Targets, range security and deployment of oceanographic measurement instrumentation. Chapparal’s … Continue reading

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CFMETR – CFAV Egret

CFAV Egret at CFMETR CFAV Egret is a Range Safety and Patrol vessel based at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR) in Nanoose. Built:  2003, Kamma & Blake Industries, Port Alberni Length: 14 m Engines: 2 x … Continue reading

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Number 9 at CFMETR

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Closer, not so close… CH-124 Sea King

Up close with a RCAF Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King at CFMETR, Nanoose Not so close… And further back…

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HMCS Chicoutimi

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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The dead jetties

Nanoose Bay has a long been home to the the Nanoose First Nation (Snaw-Naw-As), who along with 18 other tribes in the Salish Sea are Coast Salish people. It’s also been home to marinas, and aquaculture, a large lumber mill, … Continue reading

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