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About Dinger

A sea cadet at RCSCC LION from 1963 to 1968, I joined the Naval Reserve at HMCS STAR in 1968 as a Bos'n. I was an Officer Cadet in the ROUTP, commissioned in 1971, and awarded my watchkeeping ticket in 1973. I served at sea, at one time or another, in all five Gate Vessels and HMCS FORT STEELE & CHAUDIERE as well as the Coast Guard icebreaker Louis St. Laurent and served as OIC of the patrol vessels RALLY and RAPID. At STAR from 1968 to 2007, I served as XO twice and then as CO from 2002 to 2005. I rounded out my career by serving as SSO Training at NAVRESHQ in Quebec City in 2008, retiring in 2009 as CO of HMCS HUNTER in Windsor. I was Executive Director for the Friends of HMCS HAIDA till 2011 and have been an active volunteer onboard HAIDA since she arrived in Hamilton in 2003.

HMCS HAIDA 2016 Season

What's New?

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The ship is scheduled to open for the 2016 season on Thursday, 19 May and will be open Thursday through Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00 till Canada Day.

The ship will be open daily from 10:00 to 17:00 from Canada Day till Labour Day and will then revert to Thursday through Sunday till Thanksgiving, October 10th.

 

 

New Page – Hamilton’s Fairmiles

What's New?

The new page, Hamilton’s Fairmiles, has been added under Hamilton – Steel City & Naval Town, with some details concerning Fairmiles and particularly the ones that ended up in Hamilton after the war.  A portion of that page has been duplicated as ML106 “HMCS” BEAVER, under HMCS STAR / Tenders.  More information or pictures will be most appreciated.