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| 341.1 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | He who laughs best | Fri Aug 10 1990 19:04 | 9 |
| Yes!
They are:
The Nina
The Pinta
The Santa Maria
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| 341.2 | CBC World at Six | RTL::HINXMAN | Sufficient unto the day | Fri Aug 10 1990 19:36 | 6 |
| Seriously though, two destroyers and a support ship are being sent.
However, they are to have new equipment fitted before they leave,
so they won't reach the Gulf until September.
Tony
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| 341.3 | | KAOFS::S_BROOK | It's time for a summertime dream | Sat Aug 11 1990 01:01 | 2 |
| Having sent the whole of the Canadian navy, who's going to keep the
Americans out of the North West Passage ???
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| 341.4 | Get your navel histry rite! | KAOA12::SMELLIE | | Sun Aug 12 1990 18:30 | 7 |
| re: .1
Silly, the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Claus are the Spanish navy.
We're sending the Persephone, the Maid of the Mist and the Bluenose
Also.
Tom
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| 341.5 | Watch out for the histrionics! | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Sun Aug 12 1990 21:40 | 1 |
| Well, that will give the Iraqis the Whirley-Twirlies!
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| 341.6 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | He who laughs best | Mon Aug 13 1990 08:17 | 1 |
| John, I didn't think you had it in you! ;-)
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| 341.7 | | SHIRE::FINEUC1 | Live where others go on Vacation! | Mon Aug 13 1990 08:45 | 10 |
| re .4
Hey Tom,
I know about the Bluenose and the Maid of the Mist, but what the heck is
the Persephone?
HTCS,
rick ellis
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| 341.8 | | KAOFS::S_BROOK | It's time for a summertime dream | Mon Aug 13 1990 11:13 | 7 |
| The Persephone is the name of a what might best be described as a
fishing scow used in a Canadian TV series called "The Beachcombers"
which after nearly 19 years has at last come to the end of its road.
Persephone ... pronounced Purr-Seff-uh-knee.
Stuart
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| 341.9 | | OTOO01::POND | | Mon Aug 13 1990 13:45 | 7 |
| BTW, the three ships represent 40% of Canada's east coast navy,
usually involved in running down drug traffickers.
Sluggo
P.S. I don't know how the math works (like 40% of 7.5 ships is
3), but this is what the Ottawa Citizen said.
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| 341.10 | Who has seen the wind? | TROA01::DLOTEN | Semper ubi sub ubi. | Mon Aug 13 1990 14:42 | 7 |
| re .2
The "OFFICIAL" line is new equipment refitting...
The truth is that they're waiting for favourable winds!
-doug
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| 341.12 | How humiliating... | FACVAX::FINUCANE | I need a hockey fix NOW!!!! | Tue Aug 14 1990 11:55 | 7 |
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Yeah, but at least the Canadian Navy doesn't blow itself up!!
Unlike some other country south of you that shall remain nameless.
Cath
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| 341.14 | Canada's answer to the Stealth Bomber | TROA01::DLOTEN | Semper ubi sub ubi. | Thu Aug 16 1990 10:51 | 16 |
| In response to news that the U.S. is sending their "Stealth Bomber"
to the Persian Gulf, Canada has announced that we will be bolstering
our involvement with OUR leading edge in technology, the "Stealth
Canoe".
It not only provides protection from Radar and Sonar, but also the
dreaded Beaver detection systems. Rumour has it that is uses
non-recyclable Snow Bags (see note 107.*), and comes equipped with
eight (8) Mohawk warriors fresh from training at the secret Canadian
Forces base at Oka.
It's no wonder that Hussein is trying to stabilize his Eastern border
by making peace with Iran, once he heard that the Canadian S-C was
on its way (should reach the Gulf by mid-December, given calm seas).
-doug (who_uses_the_S-C_in Algonquin_Park_to_avoid_Park_Rangers)
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| 341.15 | At the Ready ! | CRATE::ROWELL | Searching for an angel in white | Wed Oct 03 1990 06:40 | 21 |
| I have just returned from a visit to my Father on the Canadian Forces
Base somewhere in Europe. The squadron that Canada is sending to the
Gulf is currently based there, and some of my Dad's friends had just
gone over there to try to find a base from which to operate.
The Jets that are going over were being put through their paces, and
jeez, are they noisy ! We were playing Golf next to the base there, and
they were practicing touch and goes. My ear drums will never be the
same again.
The atmosphere on the base was definately more subdued than other
years, and I had the feeling that everyone was hoping for some new
peace initiative, but most people I spoke with was ready to do whatever
was necessary. A lot of people seemed to be worried about losing
Canada's 'Peace Keeper' Tag.
Wayne.
( Squadron no, Jet types and base names/locations have been omitted
for security reasons. ;-) I noticed Sadam isn't on the DPL, so you
never know. ;-) )
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| 341.16 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Wed Oct 03 1990 12:52 | 3 |
| >base names/locations have been omitted for security reasons
OK, so we'll just assume it's Baden-Baden.
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| 341.17 | | TRCO01::FINNEY | Keep cool, but do not freeze | Fri Oct 19 1990 00:40 | 8 |
| Actually, that's CFB Baden-Sollingen. Baden-Baden is the spa town about
20 klicks east. The squadron is 409 (Nighthawk) though there will be a
smattering of jocks from other squadrons (one fella I went to flight
school with, and a former instructor of mine from 439 (Tiger) and
441 (Silver Fox) Squadrons are among those now in the Gulf).
Scooter (ex-439)
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| 341.18 | Golf in the Gulf ? | CHEST::ROWELL | Searching for an angel in white | Fri Oct 19 1990 06:47 | 18 |
| � Scooter (ex-439)
Scooter, do you know Baden-Sollingen ? Or Lahr ? Being ex 439, perhaps
you served a posting there ?
In the local Canadian Newpaper there, 'Der Kanadier', they claimed that
it was mainly the 439 (F118 s ?) going there.
A friend of my Fathers was supposed to go back to Canada to take part
in an inter service Golf tournament, and then have a weeks holiday in
Spain (Maybe I should join up ! 8^) ), but it was all cancelled,
because he was supposed to fly out to the Gulf to check over possible
locations. Well, he kept getting held up, because it hadn't been
decided exactly where the Canucks were going, and in the end, they sent
someone else. I think he was happy about it, ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-).
Regards,
Wayne.
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| 341.19 | Back in the days of the 'clunk'... | KAOM25::RUSHTON | Unscathed by inspired lunacy | Fri Oct 19 1990 13:24 | 12 |
| Scooter! What a small world. I remember Baden when it was called '4 Wing'.
My father was stationed in Metz, France ( 1 Air Div. HQ) and I would play
football against the high school teams from 1 Wing (Marville, France), 2 Wing
(Grostenquin, France), 3 Wing (Zweibr�cken, Germany) and 4 Wing. Of course,
those were the days of the Sabre and CF100!
Did you ever know a Captain John Shaw? He flew with the Snowbirds but was
killed in a CF104 on a familiarization flight near Baden. We went to high
school together in Metz, and ROS at RCAF Stn. Centralia (he a pilot, me for
radio-navigation).
Pat
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| 341.20 | | TRCO01::FINNEY | Keep cool, but do not freeze | Sat Oct 20 1990 00:50 | 32 |
| >those were the days of the Sabre and CF100!
Ah yes, the Air Div Daze ! (open another can of Sabres)
You know, we still called Baden "4 Wing" in a nostalgic sorta way even
back in the late 70's early 80's. Now of course there's only the 1st
Canadian Air Group (no loger a Division) with 3 squadrons with no
"wings" (the organizational kind).
In my time it was 439, 441 & 429. And 444 but they'rw choppers and therefore
don;t count.
Zweibrucken is a USAF base now, and the only one with an Ice Hockey
Arena. (All Canadian bases have hockey rinks in Europe - at one
time they said that if you eliminated all the Canadian military
built rinks, you would reduce the number of rinks in all of Europe by
50% !!)
Yeah I know Lahr & Baden-Sollingen well. used to live in a dachwonung
in the sprawling metropolis of Hugelsheim outside the main gate at
Baden and also in an apartment in the wandering village of
Kippenheimweiler which used to be under (literally) the approach
to runway 03 at CFB Lahr but got moved by NATO to a spot about 10 km
south.
yep yep the Gasthof Grunerbaum (my favorite place for Spargel (white
asparagus) and, coincidentally, Adolph Hitler's at one time, too !...
Ciccio's "Krankenhaus" Pizza with the blob of kethcup in the middle...
Windsurfing in the Bagersees (quarry lakes)...Sailing on the Rhine
River with the Rhine Valley Yacht Squadron (really !)...
Scooter
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| 341.21 | 3 More Canadian Destroyers | TROA02::DLOTEN | Semper ubi sub ubi. | Tue Oct 23 1990 13:23 | 9 |
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I hear that Canada is sending three more Destroyers to the Persian
Gulf, whose primary goal is to destablize the Iraqian econonmy ...
1. Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister
2. Michael Wilson, Finance Minister
3. John Crow, Bank of Canada
-doug
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| 341.22 | More news | POLAR::LACAILLE | YFM-350 the real Ultimate Warrior | Tue Oct 23 1990 15:31 | 18 |
| > <<< Note 341.21 by TROA02::DLOTEN "Semper ubi sub ubi." >>>
> -< 3 More Canadian Destroyers >-
Ah yes I heard, the:
HMCS Loon
HMCS Slippery When Wet (usually pretty damp)
HMCS You'll Eat Your Darts and You'll Like Them
I hear it's scaring the hell out of the Iraqis. I don't
blame them I guess, the've been scaring the hell out of
me for years.
Charlie
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| 341.23 | ex | POLAR::LACAILLE | YFM-350 the real Ultimate Warrior | Tue Oct 23 1990 15:34 | 9 |
| > I hear it's scaring the hell out of the Iraqis. I don't
> blame them I guess, the've been scaring the hell out of
> me for years.
^
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|
Mulreagan et al is what I am implying here ;-)
not the Iraqis
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| 341.24 | most importantly... | CDROM::DUPREZ | | Wed Oct 24 1990 16:48 | 4 |
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When is the "Stealth Canoe" arriving???
Roland
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| 341.25 | Show's you how good it is. | POLAR::BAYNE | relax folks, enjoy the show | Wed Oct 24 1990 16:56 | 5 |
| re: -1
It's been there for a week!
dog
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| 341.26 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | He who laughs best | Wed Oct 24 1990 18:31 | 8 |
| Nobody's seen it yet so they claim that the Stealth canoe is a great
success!
It would be neat to see some of the sailors gunnel bobbing, it would
look like they were jumping up and down in the middle of the air, in
the middle of the gulf!!!
cat
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| 341.27 | Fo'c's'le | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Thu Oct 25 1990 12:08 | 8 |
| re gunnel
That's spelled "gunwale". (Yeah, I'll bet somebody can find a dictionary
accepting the "gunnel" spelling, but it's wrong!)
Other related fun words are "forecastle", "boatswain", and "coxswain".
/john
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| 341.28 | it can't be wrong if you can't see it! | CDROM::DUPREZ | | Thu Oct 25 1990 14:12 | 9 |
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RE: .27
Doesn't matter. If they're part of the Stealth Canoe, we may
not even see the words in the dictionary, except with extremely
advanced radar...
Roland
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| 341.29 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Thu Oct 25 1990 17:02 | 3 |
| re .28
Of course. Silly me!
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| 341.30 | Keep on roe-ing... | KAOM25::RUSHTON | Unscathed by inspired lunacy | Thu Oct 25 1990 17:03 | 8 |
| 'Gunnel' has nothing to do with a part of the Stealth Canoe. These guys
were engaged in a well known Canadian Navy activity, fish-squashing.
The particular fish that they happened to choose in the Gulf was the gunnel,
a small eel-shaped sea-fish. By jumping up and down on the fish, the Navy
hopes to relieve pent-up tensions and provide the evening meal.
Pat
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| 341.31 | | POLAR::RICHARDSON | He who laughs best | Thu Oct 25 1990 17:16 | 1 |
| Nobody can actually see this though....
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