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Memories from HMCS Protecteur
The following is written by Gordon Kijek, who joined the crew aboard HMCS Protecteur during the onboard fire in February 2014. He was part of a ‘Tiger Cruise’ – when friends and family sail back onboard a ship to its home port. This seven-day Tiger Cruise ended more dramatically than any before it. Gordon passed away in 2023 but left […]
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Special feature column: Through the Fire
Thomas Goenczi — Like many before me and many after me, I left the Royal Canadian Navy looking forward to the future ahead. My claim to infamy was being a crew member on HMCS Protecteur when the engine room fire occurred. All the training we received beforehand more than likely saved our lives. I am forever […]
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Ships pay off
On Sept.19, 2014, Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), announced the retirement of four ships that had reached the end of their operational lives: Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships Protecteur, Preserver, Iroquois and Algonquin. Each ship has a slightly different story, but the common thread is that all four ships have served […]