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HMCS Athabaskan :
NATO Deployment, 1983.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

January, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
HMCS Athabaskan at sea, firing 5" 54 gun.

HNLMS Banckert, NATO Deployment, 1983.

January, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Dutch frigate HNLMS Banckert (F810).

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

February, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment -- port visit to Edinburgh, Scotland.
Brian Lapierre at Edinburgh Castle.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment -- port visit to Santiago, Spain.
Bruce Gilbert.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan & FGS Rommel, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment -- port visit to Zeebrugge, Belgium.
German destroyer FGS Rommel (D187) and HMCS Athabaskan.

USS Comte de Grasse & HNoMS Narvik, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment -- port visit to Zeebrugge, Belgium.
USS Comte de Grasse and Norwegian Oslo class Frigate HNoMS Narvik (F304).

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan & FGS Rommel, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment -- port visit to Zeebrugge, Belgium.
HMCS Athabaskan and German destroyer FGS Rommel.

HNLMS Banckert, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Dutch frigate HNLMS Banckert (F810) coming alongside.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure.
Sea King helicopter from HMCS Athabaskan.

HMS Dido, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
At sea. HMS Dido (F104) coming alongside.

HMS Dido, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- HMS Dido at sea.

HMS Dido, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
At sea. Jackstay transfer from HMS Dido.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- a view on the ship.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- Zodiacs from HMCS Athabaskan getting ready to water ski.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- Zodiacs from HMCS Athabaskan and water skiers.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Dutch ship during jackstay transfer.

HNLMS Banckert, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- Dutch frigate HNLMS Banckert (F810) and water skiers during sailpast.

USS Comte de Grasse, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- USS Comte de Grasse (974) and water skiers during sailpast.

HNoMS Narvik, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- HNoMS Narvik and water skiers during sailpast.

USS Comte de Grasse, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
USS Comte de Grasse (974) at sea.

FGS Rommel, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
German destroyer FGS Rommel (D187) at sea.

FGS Rommel, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- German destroyer FGS Rommel and water skiers during sailpast.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
HMCS Athabaakan crew members getting ready for kite flying.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- a view of the ship.

FGS Rommel, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
Sailpast during NATO departure -- German destroyer FGS Rommel.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
At sea. Mountain climbing on HMCS Athabaskan.

FGS Rommel & USS Comte de Grasse, NATO Deployment, 1983.

March, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan NATO Deployment.
At sea. FGS Rommel and USS Comte de Grasse getting in line to race.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, visit to Gibraltar, 1983.

April, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan, port visit to Gibraltar.
Brian Lapierre inside a cavern at the top of Gibraltar.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, visit to Gibraltar, 1983.

April, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan, port visit to Gibraltar.
A view of the beach area on the far side of Gibraltar.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, visit to Gibraltar, 1983.

April, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan, port visit to Gibraltar.
A view of the ship tied up in the dockyard.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, visit to Gibraltar, 1983.

April, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan departing Gibraltar.
A view of HMCS Athabaskan with Gibraltar behind. Taken by Brian Lapierre from helicopter.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, visit to Gibraltar, 1983.

April, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan departing Gibraltar.
A view of HMCS Athabaskan with Gibraltar behind. Taken by Brian Lapierre from helicopter.

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Athabaskan, visit to Gibraltar, 1983.

April, 1983: HMCS Athabaskan departing Gibraltar.
A view of HMCS Athabaskan with Gibraltar behind. Taken by Brian Lapierre from helicopter.

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