Over the Waves: HMS Saphire

Hi everyone! I'm sorry for the delay in posting here over the last couple of weeks. Two weeks ago I was in Ottawa, and this past week I have been brutally sick. Today, we get back on schedule, so here we go! Back to the shores of Newfoundland, where in the 1600s North America was still new land and the French and English were fighting over who had rights to what. In one standoff in Bay Bulls Harbour, a ship was sank to prevent it from being captured by the French. Today, the wreck is a protected archaeological site. This week, we're looking at the story of the HMS Saphire.

Newfoundland and Labrador, Over The WavesOriginalShipsterJune 15, 2015Bay Bulls, French, Frigate, harbour, HMS Saphire, King William's War, newfoundland, Nine Years War, NL History, shipwreck Comments

In The Harbour: HMCS Toronto

As I have mentioned before, during the winter traffic tends to slow through St. John's Harbour. We get the usual suspects going in and out, but it's rare that we have visits from ships that don't call this particular port home. This week, however, we had one such visitor, and since I haven't covered a Halifax-class ship yet, this week we are looking at the HMCS Toronto.

In The Harbour, January 2015OriginalShipsterJanuary 18, 2015Frigate, Halifax, HMCS Toronto, Operation Reassurance, rcn, royal canadian navyComment