HMCS NANAIMO 702

 

Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel

 

 

 

FAITH AND LABOUR

HMCS NANAIMO 702

 

Battle honours and awards:  Atlantic  1941-44,   Gulf of St. Lawrence  1944

 

 

Laid down: 11 Aug 1995

Launched: 17 May 1996 at Halifax, NS

Commissioned: 10 May 1997

Paid off:

 

Built by Halifax Shipyards Ltd., Halifax, N.S., she was launched on 17 May 1996. Elizabeth Brodeur (1933-2023) was the sponsor for the naming and launching of HMCS NANAIMO.  Assigned to the west coast, she left Halifax arriving at Esquimalt on 19 Dec 1996.  She was commissioned at Nanaimo, B.C., on 10 May 1977.

 

 

Photos and Documents          Ship's Company Photos          Gunshield and Shipboard Art

 

 

Commanding Officers

 

Cdr P. MacNeill - 10 May 1997 - 13 May 1998

Cdr B. Cook - 13 May 1998 - 30 Sep 1998

Cdr D. Gagliardi - 30 Sep 1998 - 01 Apr 1999

Cdr B. Cook - 01 Oct 1999 - 

 

 

     In memory of those who have crossed the bar    

They shall not be forgotten

 

Nagel, Thomas

 

 

 

 

 

 

Former Crew Members

 

Gagnon, Patrick Raymond

 

 

Photos and Documents

 

HMCS NANAIMO 702 40mm Gun Shield Graffiti

Courtesy of Sean MacUisdin

 

 

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