HMCS GLACE BAY 701

Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel

EX FUNDO MARIS

FROM THE DEPTHS OF THE SEA

HMCS GLACE BAY 701

Battle honours and awards: Atlantic 1944-45

Laid down: 28 Apr 1995 at Halifax, NS.

Launched: 22 Jan 1996

Commissioned: 26 Oct 1996

Paid off:

Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., GLACE BAY was launched on 22 Jan 1996 and commissioned on 26 Oct 1996 at Sydney, N.S. In Sep 1998 she part in Operation Persistence, the recovery effort after the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Peggy's Cove, N.S. On 25 Mar 1999, HMCS GLACE BAY 701, HMCS KINGSTON 700 and HMCS ANTICOSTI MSA110, departed Halifax for NATO exercise BLUE GAME 99 off Denmark.

In honour of Sgt. Jimmy MacNeil of Glace Bay, NS, who was killed by a roadside bomb on 21 Jun 2010, the Chiefs and Petty Officers mess aboard HMCS GLACE BAY was renamed in his memory. (click here to read the news article)

Photos and Documents Ship's Company Photos

Commanding Officers

Civilian Capt Peter J. Stow (Cdr, RCN, ret'd) - trials captain

Cdr C.R. McNary - 16 May 1996 - 25 Jul 1997

LCdr J.R. Thorpe - 25 Jul 1997 - 25 Feb 1998

LCdr J.C. MacInnis - 25 Feb 1998 - 26 Jun 2000

LCdr J.A. Offer - 26 Jun 2000 - Jan 2001

In memory of those who have crossed the bar