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It’s official: HMCS Protecteur is named!
His Majesty Canadian Ship (HMCS) Protecteur during its Naming Ceremony at Seaspan Shipyards, Vancouver on Dec. 13. Photos: Sailor 3rd Class Jordan Schilstra, MARPAC Imaging Services Teri McKinnon, HMCS Protecteur’s Sponsor, speaks during Naming Ceremony at Seaspan Shipyards. The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. […]
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 […]
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 […]
