The final section to be joined to future MARGARET BROOKE will be it’s masts, seen here still inside the Assembly Hall at Irving Shipyard in Halifax on 3 May 2019. Already being assembled in the background is the centre mega-block of the third AOPS, future HMCS MAX BERNAYS. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSC_0183)
Moving AOPS Mega-Block
With minimal clearance future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE’s bow mega-block is moved through Irving Shipyard in Halifax on 3 May 2019. The entire operation is controlled by the fellow in the red coveralls. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-DSC_0179)
Irving Shipyard, Halifax
Irving Shipyard in Halifax is a buzz of activity on 3 May 2018 as the bow mega-block for the future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE is being prepared to leave the Assembly Hall and join the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship in the centre of the photo. to the left of MARGARET BROOKE is the the future […]
Future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE
With only a few more metres to move the bow mega-block into place, future HMCS MARGARET BROOKE is starting to look like an complete ship at Irving Shipyards in Halifax on 3 May 2019. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL39641)
Ships For Victory -Can Canada Build Ships Today
This past week marked an incredible milestone in Canadian shipbuilding history. On 20 September 1943, twelve Canadian built ships were launched simultaneously from shipyards across the nation! During WWII, Canadian industry, mobilized to building for Victory. One of the largest and most important projects was a National Shipbuilding Program. Early in the war the enemy […]