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Oil replenishment tanker arrived in Nova Scotia
The HMCS "Protecteur" arrived in Nova Scotia for dismantling at the R.J. MacIsaac Construction Ltd.in the early morning of Apr 22 following a 56-day journey from B.C. She left home base in Esquimalt, B.C., in February and was towed south down the coasts of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico before crossing the Panama Canal and travelling north along the east coast. R.J. MacIsaac Construction Ltd.won a $39-million federal contract to dismantle both the "Protecteur" and the former HMCS "Algonquin", an Iroquois-class guided missile destroyer which should arrive in July. It will take two years to do the job. Report with photos: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hmcsprotecteur-arrives-in-halifax-1.3548241
Enroute to breakers in Liverpool, N.S.
The HMCS "Protecteur" was winding up its final seven-week journey towards breakers on Nova Scotia’s south shore. She left the home base in Esquimalt, B.C., on Feb 24, 2016, and was towed south through the Panama canal before beginning its final leg north to Liverpool, N.S., expected to arrive this week. The Protecteur was decommissioned during a ceremonial farewell in May 2015 attended by more than 100 former crew members and its last crew. The Nova Scotia company R. J. MacIsaac won a $39 million federal contract to break up the Protecteur and the former HMCS "Algonquin" in January.
Protecteur paid off after fire
Afer almost 46 years of military service the HMCS "Protecteur" was officially retired on May 14, 2015. More than 100 former crew members and the current crew participated in a traditional paying-off naval ceremony that marks the end of a ship's commission. The ship's ensign and the captain's pennant were hauled down, the crew departed for the final time and the ship was no longer being referred to as Her Majesty's Canadian Ship. The "Protecteur"'s loss meant that Canadian naval ships must rely on other countries for fuel and supplies or return to port more often. The military said it hasn't yet decided what it will do with the retired vessel.
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