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Old warship heads out of Bridgewater


Military | 206919 hits | Jul 21 8:24 am | Posted by: Hyack
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The Canadian navy is taking back a deteriorating former warship that has been tied up in Bridgewater, N.S., for more than a decade.

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  1. by avatar RoyalHighlander
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 6:53 am
    When I was A Sea Cadet with RCSCC STORMONT in Cornwall in the 60's (yes the 60's) I did a sailing on her.. she was a beautiful ship back in the day and what an experience it was to be part of the crew for that short time

  2. by avatar llama66
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:47 am
    will they reactivate her or scuttle/scrap her?

  3. by avatar RoyalHighlander
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:53 am
    "llama66" said
    will they reactivate her or scuttle/scrap her?

    Seems the DND bought her bacl for one dollar again and will decide if it will do the reef thing with it of restore etc.. that may take another 12 years lol

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Fraser_(DDH_233)

  4. by avatar PENATRATOR
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:50 am
    My Dad (retired Navy) was part of the crew who spent the past 3 months trying to get the piece of shit ready to make the tow to Halifax harbour, if they run into any type of even moderate seas, the ship is toast, it barely floats anymore.

  5. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:47 pm
    Might be another St Laurent...

  6. by avatar Praxius
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:07 pm
    "PENATRATOR" said
    My Dad (retired Navy) was part of the crew who spent the past 3 months trying to get the piece of shit ready to make the tow to Halifax harbour, if they run into any type of even moderate seas, the ship is toast, it barely floats anymore.


    Indeed... the thing has been tied up at dock for years with nothing being done with it, rusting out.

    Another option mentioned in the news yesterday, besides turning it into a reef or restoring it, was to strip it down and reuse it for scrap.

  7. by ASLplease
    Wed Jul 22, 2009 2:20 pm
    go out to sea and come back with it's weight in paper clips

  8. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:39 am
    "llama66" said
    will they reactivate her or scuttle/scrap her?


    Won't reactivate.

    Chances are, they'll use her as a target if she's too far gone.

  9. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Thu Jul 23, 2009 4:40 am
    "Praxius" said
    My Dad (retired Navy) was part of the crew who spent the past 3 months trying to get the piece of shit ready to make the tow to Halifax harbour, if they run into any type of even moderate seas, the ship is toast, it barely floats anymore.


    Indeed... the thing has been tied up at dock for years with nothing being done with it, rusting out.

    Another option mentioned in the news yesterday, besides turning it into a reef or restoring it, was to strip it down and reuse it for scrap.

    Navy is not in the business of scrapping. Likely she'll be used as a target.



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