225 ERA - ACTION PHOTOS 1


 
 
 

Post war photo of HMCS Sioux. (Courtesy of the Naval Museum of Manitoba).

 
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Sioux makes her way through the Panama Canal. (Photo courtesy of Naval Museum of Alberta)
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A great aerial shot showing Sioux sailing into St. John's, Newfoundland. (Photo courtesy of Naval Museum of Alberta).

 
 
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In the summer of 1962, Sioux is entering the harbour of St. Anthony on the northern tip of Newfoundland and is just squeezing by an iceberg aground in the harbour mouth . She had just completed taking the Governor General on a tour around the Island.  (Photo by Horace McNeill.  Submitted by Curt McNeil).

 
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A Sikorsky H-5 Dragon Fly helicopter lands on the aft superstructure. This was Sioux's first helicopter landing at sea. (Photo courtesy David Benson)

 
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SIOUX and HAIDA in Hamilton. In 1963, both ships did a Great Lakes cruise simultaneously.
Here HAIDA is berthed at Pier 9, the same spot where she berthed today. Sioux is at the easterly side of the pier. (Photo by George Goodwin) 
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Sioux in the Welland Canal, July 1963. (Photo from the collection of Peter Taylor)

 
 
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 Stand easy -  Taken in 1954 by Lt. Wm. Barton McMinn. (From the  Estate of Wm. Barton McMinn P.Eng)


Contributors and Credits:

1) George Goodwin   <george.goodwin(at)sympatico.ca>
2) David Benson       <benson(at)pembinatrails.ca>
3) Peter Taylor <peter(at)pstaylor.com>

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