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.

Monday, 28 November 2022

Launch of the future HMCS William Hall

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The fourth of six new AOPVs to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy, the future HMCS William Hall, was launched by Irving Shipbuilding on Su...

Saturday, 19 November 2022

My Absence for most of 2022...

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This year has been rather busy, hectic, and stressful for me for a number of reasons, and as a result I have not posted anything to this blo...

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Sunday, 30 January 2022

Final Voyage of CCGS Hudson

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Commissioned in 1964 as Canadian Survey Ship (CSS) Hudson , she was the first dedicated hydrographic and oceanographic vessel built for Cana...

Friday, 5 November 2021

CSS Acadia returns from refit in Shelburne

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The retired Canadian Hydrographic Vessel CSS Acadia , also ex-HMCS ACADIA in two World Wars, returned to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic...

Sunday, 24 October 2021

Launching the future HMCS MAX BERNAYS

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As hinted in my last post, the future HMCS MAX BERNAYS was rolled onto Boa Barge 37 on Friday in advance of her launch on Saturday. (For br...

Sunday, 17 October 2021

Future HMCS Max Bernays

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The future HMCS MAX BERNAYS, the RCN's next-to-launch Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), continues to take shape at the Halifax S...

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