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GoC announces funding for preservation of HMCS Sackville

26 Jan 2018 09:40 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

Here is some welcome news:


On behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, and Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth–Cole Harbour today announced a contribution of up to $3.5 million to the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust for extensive repairs to HMCS Sackville.

As Canada’s oldest warship and the sole remaining Flower-class corvette, HMCS Sackville is an important part of Royal Canadian Navy history.

HMCS Sackville has been owned by the non-profit Canadian Naval Memorial Trust since the 1980s, operating seasonally on the Halifax waterfront as Canada’s Naval Memorial and a museum ship.

Most of the repair work is expected to be completed at the Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Scott located within Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard Halifax.

Tours and visits to HMCS Sackville will be discontinued until the repairs are completed, which, pending an assessment, is expected to be in summer 2018.

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2018/01/government_of_canadaannouncesfundingforpreservationofhmcssackvil.html

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