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.

Thursday, 8 October 2015

FS MONGE and Kosmonaut Vladimir Komarov

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With the arrival of the French Navy's missile and satellite tracking ship MONGE (A601) this week, a number of photos have floated aroun...

Wednesday, 7 October 2015

Nova Dock departure

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To follow up on my previous posting on Nova Dock , after she was towed from the Halifax Shipyard to the Woodside pier, I captured some photo...

Friday, 11 September 2015

Last of the 280's - HMCS ATHABASKAN

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Once upon a time, there were four IROQUOIS (DDH 280) class destroyers, all of which were commissioned into the Royal Canadian Navy during t...

Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Nova Dock tow to Woodside

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Photos from the Nova Dock tow by McKeil Marine tugs this afternoon. The dock was towed from Halifax Shipyard to Woodside by four tugs: Salvo...

Saturday, 22 August 2015

1960's CH-124 Sea King landing demonstration

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Before the RCN started flying the CH-124 Sea King from the ST. LAURENT class destroyers (DDH) in the mid-1960's, starting with HMCS AS...

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

Reconstruction of schooner Hebridee II

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You don't have to head all the way down to Lunenburg to see traditional Nova Scotian boat building underway - if you live in the Halifa...

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