The Barber Pole

[Little h]

I included a very short explanation of The Barber Pole in another thread in this forum. That was from Wiki, but the attachments in this post are drawn from the story as carried in Starshell Volume VII, No. 80, Autumn 2017 titled:-

The Story of the Barber Pole by Gregory J. Barker.

1st image below, the stbd Barber Pole Stripe can be identified within the red/white oval also indicated by red/white arrows.

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[Little h]

I included a very short explanation of The Barber Pole in another thread in this forum. That was from Wiki, but the attachments in this post are drawn from the story as carried in Starshell Volume VII, No. 80, Autumn 2017 titled:-

The Story of the Barber Pole by Gregory J. Barker.
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[ivorthediver]

Thanks for the explanation Harry , obviously a treasured piece of Canadian Naval History , which had it not been for you ,we would have known nothing about [ Tim would be proud of you ]

[jbryce1437]

Thanks for the info on The Barber Pole, I even found a photo of it in use :

Jim


During WW2 worn by HMCS Kitchener

hmcs kitchener during ww2 dated 21944.jpg

More recently on HMS Margaree

hmcs margaree 1.jpg

[Little h]

... and the Halifax Class FFG

With Barber Pole Stripe
HMCS Toronto - East Coast ship; captured by Daniel/gibdan

HMCS Toronto 210113 090 gibdan.JPG

Without Barbar Pole Stripe
HMCS Calgary - West Coast ship; wiki commons

HMCS_Calgary_(FFH-335)_leaves_Pearl_Harbor_in_July_2014 Wiki Commons.JPG

[Little h]

Talking about Halifax Class FFG's(?) - hmmm; I see she is classified FFH

here is a current story about HMCS Halifax (FFH330) herself.

Navy says engine fire onboard HMCS Halifax 'minor'
Mairin Prentiss · CBC News · Posted: Oct 27, 2018 5:42 PM AT | Last Updated: October 27

A 'minor fire' broke out in a gas-turbine engine onboard HMCS Halifax on Friday morning, says the Royal Canadian Navy.

The frigate was off the coast of Norway at the time.

The fire was discovered by crew around 5:30 a.m. and extinguished quickly, said Department of National Defence spokesperson ‎Dan Le Bouthillier.

There have been other fires onboard naval ships in the past few years.

"A fire at sea is never a good thing, but it seems like the vast majority of these incidents have been pretty minor," said Le Bouthillier. "And if you look at this incident as well, so far their assessment is that she should be continuing on with her deployment."

There were no injuries, Le Bouthillier said.

The crew is investigating the cause of the fire and will determine if the engine is serviceable.

"Sailors of the RCN are highly trained and exercised to deal with a variety of damage-control scenarios," Le Bouthillier said. "It is a key component of crew competencies when operating a warship to ensure it is capable of floating and moving in order to continue the fight."
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HMCS Halifax is participating in a NATO exercise in the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea until Nov. 7.

Canada has sent approximately 2,000 personnel to join 31 partner countries in the training exercise.

Source of the above excerpt; CBC

See also CAF Operations on Twitter.

[timlewin]

HMCS Halifax will visit London in the second half of November...

[TerraNova]

The Barber Pole emblem is worn by all commissioned ships, except submarines and the sailing yacht HMCS Oriole, serving in the Atlantic Fleet. Attached is a picture of HMCS Kingston, MM700, wearing the Barber Pole on her foremast.
Brian