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Canada’s Submarines??? An Admirals View

Posted on October 2, 2015 by irishroverpei

The history and purchase of the four Upholder class British submarines acquired in the 1990’s is a story of mostly disaster and waste.  The first major disaster was fire aboard Chicoutime  en-route from the UK.  One submariner (Lt Chris Saunders) … Continue reading →

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Learn About Your History Before you open your mouth.

Posted on February 25, 2012 by irishroverpei

The radio was on yesterday morning, I wasn’t paying much attention to what was being said until I heard the word submarine. I picked up my ears and listened. There were two people discussing whether Canada should scrap our submarines. … Continue reading →

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Submarines get Thumbs up from Chief of Defence

Posted on February 22, 2012 by irishroverpei

Gen Walt Natynczyk, Chief of Defence sailed in the submarine Victoria for a brief five hour tour. He gave the thumbs up that our submarines are good and will very soon be fully operational. It is worth noting, the military … Continue reading →

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