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CANSUBFOR dévoile une nouvelle plaque commémorative lors de la cérémonie d’inauguration de l’immeuble
La commémoration du 110e anniversaire du Service sous-marin canadien a inclus une cérémonie de baptême pour le bâtiment D85, rebaptisé en l’honneur du Lt William McKinstry Maitland-Dougall, premier officier canadien commandant un sous-marin britannique, tué au combat en 1918. Une plaque commémorative a également été dévoilée.
CANSUBFOR unveils new commemorative plaque in building naming ceremony
On August 5, 2024, a ceremony was held to rename Building D85 at CFB Esquimalt in honor of Lt. William McKinstry Maitland-Dougall, the first Canadian to command a British submarine and the only Canadian submarine commanding officer lost in action. This event was part of the Canadian Submarine Service’s 110th anniversary celebrations.
HMCS Chicoutimi conducts pod posting exercise
CANSUBFOR — HMCS Chicoutimi conducted an Emergency Life Saving Stores (ELSS) pod posting exercise at the end of May. Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CPO2) Nelson Harvey, exercise organizer and subject matter expert, said the exercise was intended to educate submariners on how to bring a container of essential supplies onto a submarine stuck on the ocean floor. […]
