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ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY
HMCS MICMAC & ATHABASKAN
Photos submitted by Gordon Stewart.

Royal Canadian Navy :
HMCS Micmac, & HMCS Athabaskan

Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Micmac in Hamburg.

HMCS Micmac most likely in Hamburg, fall of 1957.


Royal Canadian Navy : Tribal Class destroyers in Hamburg.

Three Tribal Class destroyers most likly in Hamburg. From left to right, HMCS Haida (215), HMCS Micmac (214) and HMCS Nootka (213), fall of 1957. Photo is from the Canadian Navy Fans Facebook page.


Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Micmac in the Azores.

HMCS Micmac in the Azores. Unknown date.


Royal Canadian Navy : HMCS Micmac in Dublin.

HMCS Micmac in Dublin, fall of 1956. Gordon Stewart says: "the first Canadian war ships ever to visit Dublin Ireland."


Royal Canadian Navy : sailors in Guantanamo.

Canadian sailors in Guantanamo, Cuba. Gordon Stewart is second from left.


Royal Canadian Navy : Tribal Class destroyers in Halifax.

Four Tribal Class destroyers in Halifax. From inboard (right to left): HMCS Cayuga (218 ), Nootka, Athabaskan & Micmac.


Royal Canadian Navy :  crew of Tribal Class destroyer.

Scene from messdeck of Tribal class destroyer. Gordon Stewart is unsure whether HMCS Athabaskan or HMCS Micmac.


Royal Canadian Navy :  crew of Tribal Class destroyer.

Scene from messdeck of Tribal class destroyer. Gordon Stewart is unsure whether HMCS Athabaskan or HMCS Micmac.


Royal Canadian Navy :  crew of Tribal Class destroyer.

As above.


Royal Canadian Navy :  hammocks in a Tribal Class destroyer.

Hammocks, fully loaded, in a messdeck of one of the Tribal Class destroyers.


Royal Canadian Navy :  Tribal Class destroyer.

Ice buildup on one of the ships.


Royal Canadian Navy :  storm at sea.

December 1959: returning home in a hurricane. It took three days to ride out the storm. One wave was registered at 69 feet in height. Photo taken from HMCS Bonaventure.


Royal Canadian Navy :  HMCS Athabaskan.

Official photo of HMCS Athabaskan.


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