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Harbour sunrise
A beautiful sunrise in Esquimalt Harbour with Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels in the background, taken from the Victoria Shipyards south jetty.
Canadian warships leave for Exercise Trident Fury
Seven Canadian and American naval vessels sailed from Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt today to participate in Exercise Trident Fury, a biennial multinational exercise taking place off the coast of Vancouver Island from May 4-15. Trident Fury is a naval exercise organized by Maritime Forces Pacific. The exercise tests air and surface joint operations including […]
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 […]
