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Flower Class Corvette HNCS Sackville?

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  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Fort Lauderdale
Flower Class Corvette HNCS Sackville?
Posted by jayman1 on Thursday, October 25, 2007 2:12 PM

Does anyone know (or care) what (if anything) is happening with the last surviving corvette, HMCS Sackville?

The reason for my question stems from an article in the Ottawa Citizen on March 26, 2007 by Victor Suthern. In summary, the article said that the vessel might face the wrecking hammer if adequate funding could not be found for her upkeep.

The web site for the owner of the vessel, the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, has been down for at least a couple of weeks with no direction to another site. The vessel is usually berthed at and exhibited by the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic at 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Museum's web site lists current exhibitions but it makes no reference to the Sackville.

It would be a shame to loose such a historical vessel. Is that what is happening?

  • Member since
    July 2003
  • From: S E England
Posted by Stormbringer on Sunday, January 20, 2008 10:16 PM

Hope this site is of use to you

 

http://www.hmcssackville-cnmt.ns.ca/

 

 

Pete

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  • Member since
    April 2007
  • From: Fort Lauderdale
Posted by jayman1 on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 3:31 PM

The Sackville web site is up an running and there seems to be little news about future plans.

I became concerned when the site went down last fall with no explanation, especially in light of articles detailing financial dificulties. Many times, the first indication that one has actually gone out of business is the web site going down.

But apparently they were just doing some updating. That is good news.

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