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HMAS Voyager was a Daring-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), that was lost in a collision in 1964. Constructed between 1949 and 1957, Voyager was the first ship of her class to enter Australian service, and the first all-welded ship to be built in Australia. During her career, Voyager was deployed to theContinue reading “HMAS Voyager”

HMS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Navy and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German mine 25 days after she was commissioned. Operational historyPuriri was owned by the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company. She was one of four ships requisitioned as a consequence of theContinue reading “HMS Puriri (T02)”

HMS Puriri (T02) was a coastal cargo boat which was requisitioned by the Navy and converted into a minesweeper. She was sunk by a German mine 25 days after she was commissioned. Operational historyPuriri was owned by the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company. She was one of four ships requisitioned as a consequence of theContinue reading “HMS Puriri (T02)”

HMCS Nipigon HMCS Nipigon was an Annapolis-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the second Canadian naval unit to carry this name. Entering service in 1964, she was named for the Nipigon River that flows through Ontario. Nipigon served throughout the Cold War on the AtlanticContinue reading “HMCS Nipigon”

HMCS Nipigon HMCS Nipigon was an Annapolis-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces. She was the second Canadian naval unit to carry this name. Entering service in 1964, she was named for the Nipigon River that flows through Ontario. Nipigon served throughout the Cold War on the AtlanticContinue reading “HMCS Nipigon”