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Fraser
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And HAIDA, the last Tribal destroyer, at Hamilton. Also DIAMANTINA, the last frigate, in Australia, who also seem to have the last Bangor M/S which they call a corvette but is a Bangor Cl. for sure.
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Christian
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Hi K225 and Fraser Marc-Andre is very happy about this news concerning his family's old boat (he has sent me the above picture dating back to those days). He says she will be returning to her birthplace (she was built by Mac-Craft in Sarnia) and also mentions that she will most likely be used for Sea-Cadets training, which I hope means she will be kept afloat for most of the year thus further extending her amazing life so far (Duxford/MTB71 & Hendon/RTTL2757 take note!). Regards,Christian. Edited by Christian |
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K225
Newbie Joined: 02 October 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 9 |
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I took this photo in May of this year while sailing in the San Juans. Gypsy Queen was moored in La Conner Washington. Lines sure look familiar. http://www.subcommittee.com/SubComm/images/photos/gypsyqueen .JPG
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She'd roll on wet grass!
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Christian
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Hi K225 I think that resembles an ex US Coast-Guard cutter, possibly an 83ft Wheeler? She looks a little too short, the stem a little plumb and the aft quarters seem to have some tumblehome, so unlikey to be a Fairmile. Whereabouts in Canada are you? perhaps we can give you the locations of the closest survivors (Vancouver seems to be the hotspot). Regards,Christian. |
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K225
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Hi Christian I'm in Ottawa every year we have been chartering out of Victoria so travel to the west coast at least once a year. I will keep watching.
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K225
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Just recieved the following which confirms your comments Christian: Hello We can only wish them well in the preservation. Steve Edited by K225 |
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K225
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Just found this posted on the Manitoba Naval Museum lets hope someone steps up. Our branch of the Navy League (RCSCC Vanguard) was looking at Q105 with some interest, but decided, upon inspection, that she would be too costly to restore and make safe for cadet training. A shame, as she could take quite a few cadets to "sea" for some good seamnship training, especially as Haida is now off limits for cadet training. |
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Fraser
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RCSCC Vanguard is a Corps in Toronto. As an ex-President of the Navy League, I'd be worried about the costs too. The League in most cases, locally and Nationally, just has enough $$ to keep going, without several thousand needed to restore a Fairmile; unless some ex-Fairmile businessman in the gold mining business would take it on in fond memory. Problem is that's over 60 years ago. A grant for Law's boat is a possibility, but the on-going is always the problem, eh?
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johnk
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Hi All,
Very interested to read about the above, a ex-sea cadet corps person myself!, got latest issue of Ship's Monthly yesterday, bumper section on ship preservation, many great ships and vessels and sad bit on ones now lost to us. But small piece and photo of Sungo talking about her going back to Canada, which I do hope comes off. As FMM quite rightly says, and talked about by many on the site, its the subsequent up-keep that costs. Be great to run the vessel but as the Canadian SCC found, certainly with cadets these days its not easy and cetainly for passengers in general with new regs etc. All the best for now,
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CCFT
Newbie Joined: 10 February 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 16 |
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9 Feb 07 Hello Gentlemen, I discovered thus forum yesterday via a link from the Naval Museum of Manitoba discussion forum. It is with great interest I have read the emails concerning existing MLs. The email concerning the RCSCC Vanguard was posted by me and resulted from a discussion with a member of our Navy League branch (I am currently the Executive Officer of Vanguard). In regards to A boat we would like to get is In regards to the post concerning other surviving RN WWII warships, HMS Windrush, a River Class frigate up on the beach near Cherbourg as a fire training ship, is to be scrapped this year, and the fate of HMS Zenith, the last emergency war Z Class destroyer is up in the air. She is virtually intact in her WWII configuration and is currently in Alexandra harbour, To JohnK, can you tell me if the article about our trust is in the February edition of Ships Monthly? If so. It will reach Canadian shelves in about another two weeks. Thanks.
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