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.

Saturday, 31 October 2020

Refitting the Last Corvette, HMCS SACKVILLE

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Although SACKVILLE last received a refit and maintenance during a docking period in 2018, that refit identified a number of critical areas t...
Tuesday, 27 October 2020

RCN ships return from Exercise Joint Warrior 2020

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The RCN deployed four ships as part of Exercise Joint Warrior off the northern coast of Scotland this month: HMC Ships VILLE DE QUEBEC and H...
Saturday, 17 October 2020

CSS Acadia at sunrise

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The blog has been on a bit of a hiatus for the summer with everything else I had going on, but now that we are back into autumn and reduced ...
Sunday, 19 July 2020

Future HMCS HARRY DEWOLF undergoes acceptance trials

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Note: I'm still having trouble with image links breaking in a previous post on the blog, regarding the salvage of the Manchester City. I...
Sunday, 28 June 2020

Salvaging the cargo liner Manchester City

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Please note: This was previously posted under a different title, but for some reason, the image links kept breaking. I have reposted from sc...
Sunday, 31 May 2020

Foundation Maritime: Salvaging HMCS QUINTE

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Commissioned on August 30, 1941, the Bangor-class minesweeper HMCS QUINTE was essentially brand new and had undergone a recent refit in Lu...
Saturday, 23 May 2020

Sunrise at Lawrencetown Beach

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I'm not one for early mornings, but after two months of social distancing and staying within a few blocks of home, I took advantage of ...
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