After the Niobe was paid off, it functioned as a depot ship from July 1915 until 1920 and was moored in the Halifax Harbour. When the Halifax Explosion occurred on Dec. 6, 1917, the concrete-embedded ...
In a symbolic coincidence of events, October 21 is an important date for Canada’s Navy. It’s the date of commissioning of Canada’s first official warship, and the date an artefact related to the ship ...
Officials are nearly certain they've found the anchor of HMCS Niobe -- the first ship commissioned by the Royal Canadian Navy and the first Canadian warship to enter the country's territorial waters. ...
An anchor, believed to have belonged to His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Niobe, has been unearthed at HMC Dockyard in Halifax, the Royal Canadian Navy has announced.
The Royal Canadian Navy finds itself in troubled waters these days. The military’s second-in-command has been suspended indefinitely, and a massive effort to replenish the fleet has faced repeated ...
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