Sandy's Ramblings

A repository for whatever wisdom (or lack thereof) I choose to dispense. Probably consisting mostly of Naval and Maritime history, Photography, or a combination thereof.

Wednesday, 17 June 2015

HMCS PRESERVER: Bridge and Ops Room Tour

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As the largest ship (nominally) in commission with the RCN, it might not be a surprise that PRESERVER also has the largest bridge. Located ...

Friday, 5 June 2015

HMCS PRESERVER: Tour of electical power generation and the bow thruster

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Where the power generating equipment is located across multiple spaces, some of which I have already covered, I decided to break out my sum...

Saturday, 30 May 2015

HMCS PRESERVER: Machinery Control Room

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The Machinery Control Room (MCR) is the central brain of the engineering systems onboard PRESERVER. Although critical systems such as the b...

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Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Herring Fleet Abstracts

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Over the last several years, I have looked forward to the spring not only for the warmer and more pleasant weather, but also the arrival of...

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Sunday, 24 May 2015

Ex-HMCS CORMORANT - Still capsized

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Work still continues on ex-HMCS CORMORANT, however, she is still capsized at the former government wharf in Bridgewater, NS. She isn't ...

Saturday, 23 May 2015

HMCS PRESERVER: Boiler Room tour

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In driving a ship with steam propulsion, the engine room and its steam turbines that I covered in my previous post are only one part of th...

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