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Topic: HMCS Loyal II


  
  Gulf War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canada was one of the first nations to agree to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and it quickly agreed to join the U.S.-led coalition.
In August Prime Minister Brian Mulroney sent the destroyers HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Athabaskan to enforce the trade blockade against Iraq.
The supply ship HMCS Protecteur was also sent to aid the gathering coalition forces.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_War   (8088 words)

  
 Great Lakes & Seaway Shipping News ARCHIVE
The J.W. Westcott II was lifted from the water at Nicholson's terminal at 9:00 a.m.
The J.W. Westcott II was raised this afternoon between 3:00 and 4:00 p.m.
The Westcott II was marked with a temporary buoy and the river was open to one-way traffic in the area.
www.boatnerd.com /news/archive/10-01.htm   (16851 words)

  
 Casa Loma - Media Room - Press Releases
World War II was marked by cunning espionage on both sides.
HMCS Haida that is now docked in the Toronto harbour near Ontario Place was one such ship.
Sir Henry, ever the loyal military man, would have been proud had he known the integral part that his dream castle played in the World War II victory of the Allied Forces.
www.casaloma.org /Media/Kit/PressDisplay.asp?Display=Press&PressReleaseID=21   (480 words)

  
 Ultraquiet No More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
While the losses of the USS Shark II, USS Tang, and USS Darter were a cause for mourning, their sacrifices were in no way "ignominious".
The crew of USS Shark II was lost trying to save their brothers who had been taken prisoner; the USS Tang helped break the back of the Japanese Empire as much as any other ship in the war.
The article goes on to mention that this is very similar to the scenario that caused the fire on HMCS Chicoutimi last year.
makeyourdepth.blogspot.com   (12325 words)

  
 CUSTOMS OF THE NAVY
It was revised in 1961 and re-produced by the Leadership School at HMCS Cornwallis.
A more modern version, which does not exclude the first, is that King George II (1683-1760) was so attracted by the dark blue riding costume with brass buttons worn by the Duchess of Bedford that he ordered the adoption of this colour scheme for the officers' uniform.
The figure three hundred has been mentioned in history, and in the time of Czar Nicholas II a common punishment in Russia was one-thousand lashes; Peter the Great had limited the number in the Russian army to two-hundred.
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/6693/customs.html   (17394 words)

  
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The key in identifying this submarine as U-215 of course is the feature common only to 6 type VII D German U-boats and that are 5 tubes that stretch aft from the conning tower towards the stern from which mines would have been launched.
She may not be much to look, and you probably wouldn't want to smell her, but the Ryan Atlantic II, like all Clearwater Vessels, is fitted with state of the art navigation and mapping tools.
She passed to the Loyal Steam Fishing Company in November 1946, after a reminder of her glory days on Monday 9th September 1946 when her trawl exploded either a mine or a torpedo on the seabed.
www.shipwreckcentral.com /livedive/archives/u215   (3789 words)

  
 Gulf War Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
In the North, Kurdish leaders took heart in American statements that they would support a people's uprising, and began fighting, in the hopes of triggering a coup.
Canada was one of the first nations to agree to condemn Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and it quickly agreed to join the U.S. lead coalition.
When the UN authorized full use of force in the operation Canada sent a CF18 sqaudron with support personel.
www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/g/gu/gulf_war.html   (3680 words)

  
 WW3 warbirds - the complete list
Part of a strike force of 6 ex-Saudi Tiger IIs, their target is dug in Iranian armour east of Bakhtaren in Iran.
During the spectacular low altitude attack no Tiger IIs are lost, but Colonel Mohammed is engaged by Iranian F-1s and manages to shoot one down with a Sidewinder; his wingman also bags a kill in similar fashion.
Fairchild A-10D Thunderbolt II (Hasegawa), "06" VMA-531, USMC, Stravanger, Norway vs USSR and Socialist Republic of Norway.
www.members.tripod.com /ta152h/w3warbirdlist.html   (12891 words)

  
 List of ships of the Canadian Navy - Gurupedia
This is a list of ships in the Canadian Navy.
HMCS" is the abbreviation of "Her Majesty's Canadian ship" or "His Majesty's Canadian Ship", depending on the sex of the head of state.
Some ship names have been reused several times.
www.gurupedia.com /l/li/list_of_ships_of_the_canadian_navy.htm   (59 words)

  
 Nokomis Obituaries - Nokomis, Saskatchewan
He served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1975 and saw service during World War II on a rescue ship (USS Redwing) in the Atlantic, in the Pacific fleet on the USS PC-603, and in the invasion of the Aleutian Islands, and he operated a control tower on Shemya and Attu.
Mike was born on April 3, 1926 in Melville, Saskatchewan and raised in Nokomis and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
She was a loving mother at Home, and a loyal assistant to her Husband, and a loyal child of God.
geocities.com /nokomis_website/obit.html   (17045 words)

  
 twr4v5.htm
As predicted, he holds out hope for a victorious land battle using his loyal, combat-hardened forces against western troops whom he believes do not have the stomach for a prolonged land-force engagement.
It is a particularly lethal nerve agent emerging from WW II as a result of German research.
It was just over two weeks ago that the crew of HMCS Preserver — in drydock for a year-long refit — arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to replace personnel onboard their sister AOR supply ship, HMCS Protecteur.
www.thewednesdayreport.com /twr/gulfwar/twr4v5.htm   (4788 words)

  
 Winds of Change.NET   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
I'll Be Back, Part II: These alternatives certainly pale before my preferred plan, a scaled-down version of this model.
HMCS Iroquois nabbed 2 Al-Qaeda suspects, trying to escape by sea.
Baker is clear and convincing as he explains why Gulf War II will be a smaller but trickier operation.
www.windsofchange.net /archives/2002_07_14_woc.html   (9892 words)

  
 Scientology --- Obituary (related to ars): Melvin Garfield Hagglund 1919-2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
When I read this obit, I wondered if cult shill Peter Ramsay and other similar loyal adherents of the criminally convicted cult realized that Mr.
Lt.), he subsequently graduated from U.B.C., received his Master's from the University of Toronto and joined the Federal Department of Transport as a meteorologist in 1950.
Returning to the Ministry of Transport, he served in increasingly senior positions, retiring as Administrator of the Arctic Transportation Agency in 1979.
www.holysmoke.org /cos/obit.htm   (408 words)

  
 Aboriginal veterans tribute, Introduction
World War II ended in 1945, fifty years were to pass before Aboriginal veterans were allowed to lay Remembrance Day wreaths at the National War Memorial
They have well and nobly upheld the loyal tradition of their gallant ancestors who rendered invaluable service to the British cause in 1775 and 1812 and have added thereto a heritage of deathless honour which is an example and an inspiration for their descendants.
In 1943, five Micmacs from Nova Scotia were honorary guests of Halifax Shipyards Ltd. for the launching of the tribal class destroyer, HMCS Micmac.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/aboriginal/intro.htm   (1851 words)

  
 The World at War
There were two attacks by German submarines on North American shore installations during World War II and both were against Newfoundland targets but the island carried out its role as a forward staging area for men and materials moving from North America to Britain with little direct enemy interference.
The U-190 which had sunk HMCS Esquimalt at the entrance to Halifax Harbour a month earlier was towed into Bull’s Bay on May 14th.
His urging prompted Orange leaders to circulate a letter amongst their members denouncing the role of the Catholic Church in the referendum as an, "effort at sectional domination." It further noted that referendum had been the first Newfoundland election in which members of Catholic religious orders had exercised their franchise.
worldatwar.net /article/newfoundland   (9392 words)

  
 Shipmate Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Merchant Marine veterans of World War II will prove invaluable for an historical roundtable that is being staged in Houma, LA. The one-day program will allow participating mariners to provide first-hand accounts of their roles in the Second World War.
My father, Orville Loyal Massey, trained at Avalon Bay in Catalina from Jan. to May 1943 in the engine section, and was on many ships, mainly the SS Etolin and MS Esso Little Rock.
During World War II, my uncle, Robert Esten Guynes, a Navy Armed Guard was killed during a torpedo attack on 9 March 1943 on the SS James Smith.
www.usmm.org /shipmate_search.html   (14952 words)

  
 Canada 1918 - 1950
HMCS Moose Jaw rams U-501 in the Denmark Straight - crew and 1 member of the Canadian boarding party go down with the submarine when the captain orders the seacocks opened for scuttling
HMCS Margaree on first convoy escort collides with freighter and sinks 500 km West of Ireland - 142 officers and crewmen lost
HMCS Uganda withdraws from the British Pacific Fleet after a majority of the crew refuse to volunteer for service in the Pacific Theater
worldatwar.net /nations/canda/timeline.html   (7866 words)

  
 future less vivid: 07/01/2002 - 07/31/2002
It seems like just begging for a revolution to begin telling loyal Mac users that they are going to have to start coughing up $100 every year to keep their email address, which I seem to recall they billed as "free for life" when it was introduced two years ago.
GO, CANADA: Congratulations are in order for the crew of the destroyer HMCS Algonquin, who chased down and captured two al-Qaeda suspects in the Arabian Sea yesterday.
He was at the time, due to his ever present cheats, invincible, and was walking around testing the game's graphic engine by blowing random yet specific body parts off different very, very human enemies.
evanmc.blogspot.com /2002_07_01_evanmc_archive.html   (13082 words)

  
 USS Crevalle Fighting World War II Submarine of the United States Navy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The King certified them worthy to be numbered as one of his trusty Shell backs after they accented to his bizarre commands.
His Majesty's Loyal and Omnipotent Scribe Davie Jones (Lieutenant William Rue) attested to this rite and thus presented certificates of initiation to all of the former pollywogs.
She sailed for the South China Sea on a very special mission that was to after many years since the end of World War II place her in the History books.
www.cyburban.com /~protrn/crevalle.htm   (13717 words)

  
 BitsBlog: 05/01/2005 - 05/07/2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
From an American conservative standpoint, Tony Blair, who is a loyal friend of the United States, is today in a noticeably weakened political state.
Truth telling is usually right, but if, during World War II, Nazis asked you where a Jewish family was hiding, telling them the truth would have been evil.
Two additional layers of sealant were recommended to provide "backup protection." The sealant was added to the other three British subs as they were being built, but not to HMS Upholder, the vessel that would later be named HMCS Chicoutimi and sold to Canada.
bitheads.blogspot.com /2005_05_01_bitheads_archive.html   (8599 words)

  
 As You Were: November 2001
Ken was a pilot on that mission and it is he and other loyal Canadians we need to remember at this time.
Ken recently recovered from an attack of pneumonia and is not up to being with us today (he complicated his recovery by falling out of an apple tree two weeks ago).
My Granddad was the Chief Petty Officer on the HMCS Prince Robert, his name was Angus Galbraith.
www.angelfire.com /trek/rcaf/ammq0111.html   (4432 words)

  
 persia ngulf war information,persian gulf war   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
However, when no American support was forthcoming, Iraqi generals remained loyal and brutallycrushed the Kurdish troops.
In August Prime Minister Brian Mulroney sent thedestroyers HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Athabaskan to enforce the trade blockade against Iraq.
Thesupply ship HMCS Protecteur was also sent to aid thegathering coalition forces.
www.pin-outs.com /persia_ngulf_war.html   (4462 words)

  
 The 1943 Story Debate Vol. II [Archive] - SpaceBattles.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
While the discrimination against jews seems to reach new heights, Hitler becomes more and more dangerous for the military and its patriotic leadership as his attempts to replace generals with yes-sayers loyal to him are now openly visible, as are his motions to draw the country into a war it cannot win, yet.
Despite this the "Rathenau" and the "Friedrich II.", both Bismarck class battleships are laid down in 1939 after the "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz" are launched, as are the "Wilhelm Tell", the "Gotenhafen" and the "Bergen", all three refitted "Scharnhorst" class battleships.
Even the Chinese, Koreans, and Formosans are pretty loyal to the Emperor, if not to Japan itself, because of successful propaganda placing the Emperor as the reason that the atrocities stopped and for booming prosperity.
kier.3dfrontier.com /forums/archive/index.php/t-12426.html   (8825 words)

  
 F-16.net :: View topic - F-16 versus Saab Gripen
Imagine that the Gripen is the size of an F-5 Tiger II, and that it's still capable of carrying a 5,5-6 ton warload(it can carry the KEPD 350).
With this warload the Gripen must still be able to operate from an 800m X 9m runway, even in a winter environment.
It's obvious that this sqd leader is loyal to the F-16.
www.f-16.net /f-16_forum_printview-t-1029-start-30.html   (11021 words)

  
 Things to do in & around Costa Mesa on KillerOrange!™   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
From the menu (featuring over 600 traditional deli and dining favorites) to the moderate prices, to the delivery and catering services, people who love food have found that there is a lot to love about Jerry's.
Capitalizing on its prominent location near major television and film studios, the original Jerry's developed a loyal customer base of residents and local employees, in addition to being popular with tourists.
That success made it clear that the concept was a natural for expansion, and after a decade in the business a new restaurant chain was born.
www.killerorange.com /KillerRefs/Category/todocostamesa.htm   (2469 words)

  
 View topic - F-16 versus Saab Gripen :: F-16.net
The sqd leader at 331 backseated the 39, and he says in the local newspaper that having a 39, insted of the F-16, would be a big setback compared to the M3 uppgraded MLU F-16.
None of the 39 had this capability, and lack of air refuling made the time in air wery short for the 39.
Air refuel, JDAM, HMCS capability for the 39, i quess is comming on newer versjons?
www.f-16.net /index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=33976   (1441 words)

  
 Shane's Shiplist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
HMCS Grilse in 1/96 RT 28/5 pp 400
HMCS Patrol Figrate Warship Vol 35 pp 164 1985
HMCS Sackville preservation Warship Vol 32 pp 226 1984
www.smmlonline.com /articles/shiplist.html   (8743 words)

  
 USS TIDEWATER AD31 Home Page
Also at the time there was another ship that was docked for the duration which was the HMCS Cape Scot.
I served in HMCS Cape Scott, a maintaince ship in the Royal Canadian Navy, and we were ahead of the USS Tidewater at the old Army engineer jetty in old San Juan PR during the Springboard Exercises in 1970.
The friends I met were the most loyal of my life but like most of us, when we got out, we never got back in touch.
www.usstidewater.org /fantail.html   (11378 words)

  
 Miscellaneous La Crosse County, WI, Obituaries
He was born in La Crosse, Wis., July 9, 1924, lived at 2115 Main St., and graduated from Aquinas High School.
He flew a B-17 in the European Theater, logging many missions, sometimes as squadron leader, and as one of the youngest pilots in the Army Air Force.
At age 18, he joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served during WWII on the HMCS Ontario.
www.obitcentral.com /obitsearch/obits/wi/wi-lacrosse53.htm   (3868 words)

  
 Swerve Left: 08/01/2005 - 08/31/2005
Two vessels, the Shawinigan and the Glace Bay, docked in Churchill on Sunday, marking a return by the Navy to the remote port on the shores of the Hudson Bay for the first time in 30 years.
Meanwhile, a third frigate, the HMCS Fredericton, was travelling towards eastern Arctic waters.
The Fredericton is ostensibly on patrol to impose fishing regulations but is expected to pass close to a tiny speck of an island that has recently become the subject of diplomatic head-butting between Canada and Denmark.
swerveleft.blogspot.com /2005_08_01_swerveleft_archive.html   (12270 words)

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