Museum Ships

Outside the UK there are numerous ships preserved as Museum Ships. You can add your favourites to this thread.
timlewin
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HMCS Sackville;
Very sad to report that Lt. Cdr. Jim Reddy, CO of HMCS Sackville died of cancer a week ago. He and his wife Pat, also an RCN Lt. Cdr. were with us for VE Day in HMS Belfast. Wicked how swiftly this disease can spirit you away.
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Celebration of Life – James P. Reddy

It is with wonderful memories of a life well-lived, we the Reddy family, announce the passing of James Patrick Reddy. Born and raised in Antigonish, Jim passed away at home in Dartmouth on 25 August, 2019 at the age of 71. Jim was the captain of HMCS Sackville - Canada's Naval Memorial, a position he held with pride and considered his way of giving back to our community and the veterans of the Second World War.

Jim was predeceased by his parents Margaret and James Cyril, his brother Cyril, brothers-in-law Hugh Smith and Brian Thom and is remembered by his wife Pat Jessup, children Stephen (Laura), Elizabeth (Michael Lewis), step children Rory (Susan), Shane (Allison) and Meghan; grandchildren Kate, Jules, Bryanna, Lochlainn, William, Margaret and Fynn; his sisters MaryRose Smith, Roberta (Arnold Rovers), Miriam (Pat Lockhart), Frances (Cameron Chishom), Trish Thom and sister-in-law Judie Reddy plus numerous nieces and nephews.

Jim joined the Royal Canadian Navy through the ROTP program in 1965, graduated with a BSc from St. Francis Xavier University in 1969. He went on to serve in ships of both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, with shore postings in Halifax, Esquimalt, St. John's and NDHQ in Ottawa. He finished his naval career as the Queen's Harbour Master in Halifax in 2003.

After retirement from the Navy, Jim shifted his interests to volunteering his time to naval veterans related activities. He and his wife Pat have played a key role in fostering an appreciation of Canada’s Naval Heritage since 2003 – not only in the Halifax area but across the country. Jim and Pat have been an inseparable team and the faces of Canada’s naval heritage with such groups as the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, the Convoy Cup Foundation, the Royal Canadian Naval Association, the Friends of HMCS Haida, the Halifax Branch of the Company of Master Mariners and the Royal Naval Association - Londonderry Northern Ireland Branch.

Jim will be forever remembered for his dignity, sincerity, questionable sense of humour, love of his family - especially his sisters - and friends, sailing with Steve and Cam, visiting Lizzie in Wales, CBC's Saturday afternoon at the opera, Lisa Laflamme at 2300 and a "good red".

A special thank you to the staff of QEII Cancer Clinic for their care and compassion. We will be forever grateful to you for your kindness.

Jim will be remembered at a Celebration of his Life on Friday, 30 August, at 2:00 pm in the Wardroom at Stadacona (2648 Lorne Terrace – enter via Gottingen Street, photo ID required).

If desired, memorial donations would be gratefully accepted in support of HMCS Sackville or the Convoy Cup Foundation or a charity of your choice.

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There will not be a lunch onboard this Friday, August 30.






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As you say Tim , it takes no prisoners , We only met briefly , but like all the new acquaintances we were privileged to meet that night they were elderly but steadfast in appearance with a mind like a computer .....sharp and with total recall .

Not only only were we privileged to attend , but even more so to talk of times past to them all and to share their memories of historical events first hand .

R.I.P. ......
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Restoring HMS Surprise, Ex HMS Rose, at the Maritime Museum of San Diego

The ship 'played' HMS Surprise in the 2003 movie, Master and Commander: Far Side of the World. She also appeared in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Following the movies, the ship was donated to the Maritime Museum of San Diego, where she kept the name — HMS Surprise.
In 2020, Rose/Surprise will be a half-century old and in need of a refit. The museum’s goal will be to replank the entire starboard side of the ship’s hull and to restore her weather decks. Here is a short video about the restoration project.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... e=emb_logo
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Museum Ship, Protected Cruiser USS Olympia tour...https://baltimoreshipspotting.com/cruis ... il-6-2019/
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Glad to hear from yer mate , hope things are getting back to normal Barry
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Hi shipmate, almost normal hurricanes are a fact of life especially nowadays with some of the weirdest weather conditions, we have a cruise booked 30th October Seatle to Port Canaveral, through the Panama Canal, they are saying there is not enough water in the canal and transits are restricted, fingers crossed we will make it, we have done it before, and it is a ship's photographer's dream. The first half was brilliant sunshine the second half was torrential rain.
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Huh ...we're not jealous :roll: , glad you and your good lady are safe Barry, hope you have a safe passage and a good cruise and return to a more settled landscape Barry ....regards Ivor and Karen
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Submarine WWII USS PAMPANITO SS383 JULY 1943 and Liberty Ship JEREMIAH O'BRIEN SS San Francisco 20160417
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