Canadian River Class Destroyer Megathread

[Halifax Tar]

I always enjoyed the rumour of a swimming pool down on 7 Deck

Swimming pools and dance floors. HMC Ships sounds down right fun

 

[dapaterson]

Swimming pools and dance floors. HMC Ships sounds down right fun

Swimming pool... Bilge...

 

[Navy_Pete]

Swimming pool... Bilge...

Not sure if it started as a joke, but the ship only has 6 decks (with 1 deck being the upper deck, and going down from there), so 7 deck would be the Ocean , about 30ish feet down I guess, so I suppose technically accurate. Bit of a spicy swim though with the pump suctions and propellors going though!

 

[NavyShooter]

7 Deck is standing on the bottom of the SONAR Transducer Dome - below the keel.

Been there, done that.

 

[Fabius]

Some Canadian FMS funds directed to supporting SM2 Block IIICU development and manufacturing

https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract/Article/4272801/

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Not sure if it started as a joke, but the ship only has 6 decks (with 1 deck being the upper deck, and going down from there), so 7 deck would be the Ocean , about 30ish feet down I guess, so I suppose technically accurate. Bit of a spicy swim though with the pump suctions and propellors going though!

Did they change the numbering convention with the Halifax's, Navy Pete? I seem to recall that in the days of the steamers, 1 deck was the first continuous enclosed deck, which was "Burma Road". The upper deck was 01 deck and the bridge 02, except on the IRO's where, having a three deck superstructure, it was 03.

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

Actually got my own answer - thank you Admiralty manual of Seamanship, vol. 1.

One deck is the first continuous deck of a ship (no ref to enclosed). So, obviously, in the St-Laurent's, the after upper deck was not on the same level as the foc'sole, because of the half deck, so "Burma Road" was the first continuous deck. On the IRO, similarly, you had the foc'sole on the same level as the flight deck, so the first continuous deck was the one running on the upper deck from the stern to under the flight deck and all the way forward to the forepeak.

 

[Underway]

Actually got my own answer - thank you Admiralty manual of Seamanship, vol. 1.

One deck is the first continuous deck of a ship (no ref to enclosed). So, obviously, in the St-Laurent's, the after upper deck was not on the same level as the foc'sole, because of the half deck, so "Burma Road" was the first continuous deck. On the IRO, similarly, you had the foc'sole on the same level as the flight deck, so the first continuous deck was the one running on the upper deck from the stern to under the flight deck and all the way forward to the forepeak.

Now do passageways vs flats!

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Did they change the numbering convention with the Halifax's, Navy Pete? I seem to recall that in the days of the steamers, 1 deck was the first continuous enclosed deck, which was "Burma Road". The upper deck was 01 deck and the bridge 02, except on the IRO's where, having a three deck superstructure, it was 03.

Funny was on the Vancouver at fleet week and asked if they called the main corridor "Burma Road" and the PO looked completely puzzled. He mentioned he jut got tasked to do Fleet week and not part of the permanent crew, so he was not sure if they did or not. What is the origins of that name and is it still used?

 

[Oldgateboatdriver]

On the HAL's, the main passageway (happy, Underway?) of each ship bears the name of a famous street of the namesake city. MONTREAL has St-Catherine street, TORONTO has Yonge, WINNIPEG has Portage, etc. etc.

Yes, they screwed up the Montreal one: anyone who knows the city knows they should have called it Saint-Laurent, a.k.a. "The Main" in Montreal - the dividing line between East and West on the Island.