Flower (rev.) class corvette HMCS Hawkesbury (K 415) T/Lt. William George Curry, RCNVR: Commissioned 14.06.44.
Built by Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. Quebec City, Quebec.
River class frigate HMCS Joliette (K 418) T/A/Lt.Cdr George Norval Downey, RCNR: Commissioned 14.06.44.
Built by Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Co. Quebec City, Quebec.
U-889 secured alongside after her surrender on 13.05.45.
River class frigate HMCS Runnymede (K 678) Lt. Richard Cassels Chenoweth, RCNVR: Commissioned 14.06.44.
Built by Canadian Vickers Ltd. Montreal, Quebec.
HMCS ST. JOHNβS (FFH340) π¨π¦ Halifax-class frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy four miles off the coast of Virginia Beach bound for Norfolk, Virginia. #RoyalCanadianNavy#ShipsInPics#FFH340#HMCSStJohns
The former USS Paul F Foster, which made her first foreign port visit in Esquimalt in 1976, is seen under tow in San Diego today and will soon be sunk as a target.
Farcially calling of the new AORs as "JSS" still lives on. That program was cancelled by the Harper administration. The ships under construction have ZERO troop carrying capacity. canadiandefencereview.com/rcβ¦
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and MoreTwo Countries Are Battling to Build Canadaβs Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For nationalsecurityjournal.org/β¦