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Ships pay off
On Sept.19, 2014, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), announced the retirement of four ships that had reached the end of their operational lives: Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships Protecteur, Preserver, Iroquois and Algonquin. Each ship has a slightly different story, but the common thread is that all four ships have served […]
HMCS Protecteur changes leadership one last time
HMCS Protecteur celebrated the customary turnover Feb. 20 between incoming and outgoing Commanding Officers, as the Auxiliary Oil Replenishment vessel remains alongside in Esquimalt eager for the next chapter in its long and proud history as the supply ship for Canada’s Pacific Naval Fleet. Cdr Julian Elbourne relinquished command of Protecteur to LCdr Blair Brown […]
