ICYMI: Two new Arctic and offshore patrol ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
Bottles of Nova Scotian wine were broken over the bows of the HMCS Margaret Brooke and HMCS Max Bernays during a ceremony on the Halifax waterfront, acknowledging their construction at the Halifax Shipyard.
Both ships are part of a fleet of six Arctic and offshore patrol ships, referred to as AOPS, being delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The ice-capable ships are more than 100 metres long. Filomena Tassi, federal minister of Public Services and Procurement, said she was impressed by her tour of the shipyard.
In October 1942 off the coast of Newfoundland, the ferry SS Caribou was sunk by a German submarine, and while fighting for her own survival, Brooke did everything possible to save the life of a colleague and friend.Despite Brooke’s heroic efforts, her friend succumbed to the frigid water.Max Bernays was an acting chief petty officer in August 1942 and was the coxswain aboard HMCS Assiniboine.
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