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HMCS Iroquois is spelt correctly - it is HMCS Algonquin that is missing a "u" in her spelling.

According to the Canadian Naval Centennial website: A Canadian warship is known in writing as H.M.C.S. Buckingham or HMCS Buckingham, even, the Buckingham (with her name in italics); but a ship’s name should never appear in quotation marks. The name when used for the designated class is not in...

Myth.

Given the limited resources of the Canadian fleet - it is better to have a covert presence that could be anywhere than an overt presence that is clearly not everywhere.  Showing the flag is only a deterrent if you have sufficient sensor coverage and revisit rates to enforce your control of the...

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That is because the Rush-Bagot Treaty of 1817 pretty much prohibits military vessels on the Great Lakes (it allows for each country to station four vessels, each equipped with an 18-pound cannon).  Recently (post 9/11) Canada and the US have agreed to read the treaty in such a way that coast...

That's a bit exaggerated ;)  Don't sweat failure rates - there is no quota and NOTC is under a lot of pressure to produce graduates not failures so they will assist you as much as needed.

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Seriously?  You claim to be an ETECH aboard WSR and don't know where the CO aboard submarines comes from?  Hint: The machinery you would maintain as an electrician.  Kindly explain why the Virginia class operates carbon monoxide burners if CO only results from engine run-ons. FYI - Carbon...

$30/month currently but in the last year belonged to two other wardrooms which were $28 and $35.

That looks like the version I got issued at NOTC nearly 20 years ago although the font has been updated so it may have been re-typed.

The CF has posted the following on the Canadian Naval Centennial website: 1)    A Canadian warship is known in writing as H.M.C.S. Buckingham or HMCS Buckingham, even, the Buckingham; but a ship’s name should never appear in quotation marks. The name when used for the designated class is not in...

One of these two statements is wrong – your choice as to which one you'd like to "correct". Freon leaks were quite common – hence why the Outside Wrecker’s staff had Freon detectors and made daily rounds.  They did the whole SM. I wasn’t using Google Books – I own a copy – but when I enter your...

Glad we now agree. The OKA PA was awake 24/7?  Impressive.  However CANSSOs mandated the NAV COMMs to do the readings and they checked for CO, CO2, and O2.    You read pages 378-383? CO2 and O2 are easily managed and hence aren’t an issue.  If you read the section on submarines from Prof Hocking...

The Oberon class WSN-501 Inertial Monitoring Units only measured movement in 2 dimensions (vice 3 dimensions aboard the IRO class) and could not be used for navigation.  My point was that an INS is required to operate near/under ice.  I stand by that statement. Which boat and what year? Please...

The WSN-5 was the basis for SINS.  Just not aboard CF Oberons which (post-SOUP) were fitted with the Attitude and Heading Reference components only.  The position displayed on the unit (in the AMS) was simply a PK – nothing more. Hmmm…how’d you deal with the CO build-up after being deep “for...

Something like the Mk 49 Ring Laser Gyro Inertial Navigation System that are currently fitted to CF submarines.  The Oberons never had more than a very rudimentary gyro-compass with basic PK.  That isn’t sufficient to navigate dived on for long periods. The temperature of the near-surface sea...

Genrerally a bigger submarine is needed to operate near/under ice.  To paraphrase Stalin, size has a quality all its own.  The ability (and reserve buoyancy) to break through ice when needed, especially in an emergency, is important.  In addition, a 212/214 would require significant changes to...

No. 

The USN tunic comes with the sleeves un-hemmed.  If you don't catch that when you buy it, then you'll need to get it done.  Just trying to save you the $30 that it cost me last fall.  Dkyd Halifax had the buttons with no issues.