Royal Canadian Navy :
HMCS Micmac, & HMCS Athabaskan
HMCS Micmac in Hamburg, fall of 1957.
Three Tribal Class destroyers in Stockholm Sweden, fall of 1957.
Left to right, HMCS Haida (215), HMCS Micmac (214) and HMCS Nootka (213),
On the other side of the harbour are several Swedish navy ships:
HSwMS Halland (J18),
HSwMS Gävle (J9),
and the minesweeper HSwMS Ramskär (61).
Photo is from the Canadian Navy Fans Facebook page.
HMCS Micmac in the Azores. Unknown date.
HMCS Micmac in Dublin, fall of 1956. Gordon Stewart says: "the first Canadian war ships ever to visit Dublin Ireland."
Canadian sailors in Guantanamo, Cuba. Gordon Stewart is second from left.
Four Tribal Class destroyers in Halifax. From inboard (right to left): HMCS Cayuga (218 ), Nootka, Athabaskan & Micmac.
Scene from messdeck of Tribal class destroyer. Gordon Stewart is unsure if HMCS Athabaskan or HMCS Micmac.
Scene from messdeck of Tribal class destroyer. Gordon Stewart is unsure if HMCS Athabaskan or HMCS Micmac.
As above.
Hammocks, fully loaded, in a messdeck of one of the Tribal Class destroyers.
Ice buildup on one of the ships.
December 1959: returning home in a hurricane. It took three days to ride out the storm. One wave was registered at 69 feet in height. Photo taken from HMCS Bonaventure.
Official photo of HMCS Athabaskan.
Can you provide names, details or corrections?
Please email Charlie Dobie.