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CANEX WINDSOR PARK | 902-465-5414 CF1FC.ca 143248 2 TRIDENT NEWS JANUARY 8, 2018 Steel cut on HMCS Max Bernays, first RCN ship to be named after NCM By Ryan Melanson, Trident Staff The Royal Canadian Navy and Irving Shipbuilding marked another important moment on the road to building Canada’s future naval fleet on December 19, when officials gath- ered at Irving’s Marine Fabricators facility in Dartmouth to cut the first steel to be used in construction of the future HMCS Max Bernays. Officials from Irving and senior RCN leaders were on hand, as well as Public Ser- vices and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough. The ship will be named after Chief Petty Officer Max Bernays, a Canadi- an naval hero from British Columbia, known best for his time as Coxn of HMCS Assiniboine during the Battle of the Atlantic, for which he was awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal by the British Admiralty. CPO Bernays famously manned the helm by himself under heavy fire from German submarine U-210 in August of 1942, surrounded by smoke and flames. He ordered his junior sailors to safety and sent more than 100 tele- graph orders to the engine room while executing all helm orders on his own, maneuvering the ship in position to ram and sink the enemy boat after a long and extremely hard-fought Federal Public Services Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough was on hand to officially begin construction on the future HMCS operation, during which Assiniboine Max Bernays, the third Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel being built for the RCN. lost one sailor and 13 others were LS DAN BARD, FIS HALIFAX wounded. Each ship of this class is being named after an individual who ex- hibited outstanding leadership and heroic service during wartime, and CPO Bernays' story is one that fits squarely within that criteria, making this a good opportunity for the Navy to name a ship after an NCM for the first time. To mark the occasion, a group of non-commissioned sailors from various ranks and trades across the formation, led by HMCS Harry DeWolf Coxn CPO1 Gerry Doucet and Formation Chief CPO1 Pierre Auger, A group of Non-Com- were also in attendance as the first missioned Members steel was cut for HMCS Max Bernays. from across the The ship will be the third of the formation attended Harry DeWolf-class Arctic and Off- the steel cutting on shore Patrol Vessels being built for December 19 to mark the RCN by Irving Shipbuilding in the start of construc- Halifax, with HMCS Harry DeWolf set tion on the first HMC to be delivered in 2018, followed soon ship to be named after after by HMCS Margaret Brooke, and an NCM. then Max Bernays in late 2019. The LS DAN BARD, FIS HALI- government has ordered six of the FAX patrol ships in total, and Irving has indicated that all six are still on track effectively,” said Irving Shipbuilding for the rest of the class. As for Harry an example of what can be achieved to be delivered by 2022, with the ship- President Kevin McCoy following the DeWolf, which now sits outside the through cooperation between differ- yard then set to begin construction official start of the construction. He shipyard with its three mega-blocks ent levels of government, the Royal on the Canadian Surface Combatant added that unexpected issues and a fully assembled, McCoy said electri- Canadian Navy, and private industry. project. learning curve for shipyard staff have cal cable is being installed in the ship “Together we are achieving the "Today's start of construction of factored into the construction process now, and some of the first testing will goals of the Strategy while ensuring the third Arctic and Offshore Patrol so far, but that lessons learned during begin in the spring. that the men and women of the Cana- Ship clearly shows that the National construction of the first ship should Minister Qualtrough said the suc- dian Armed Forces have the equip- Shipbuilding Strategy is working very result in faster construction timelines cess of the program so far serves as ment they need to do their jobs.” JANUARY 8, 2018 TRIDENT NEWS 3 Theatre Honours for service in Afghanistan were presented to FDU(A) on November 30 by RAdm Craig Baines, Commander MARLANT and JTFA, in a ceremony attended by current and former unit members, as well as family members of PO2 Craig Blake. PHoTo: oS JoHN Iglesias, FIS FDU(A) receives Theatre Honours for Afghanistan By Ryan Melanson, “The divers of Fleet Diving Unit presented to the unit’s Commanding RAdm Baines also lauded the unit Trident Staff Atlantic are a special breed with an Officer, LCdr Billy Barter, as well as for the extremely high tempo it’s exceptional skillset, and from 2002 to Coxn CPO1 Christian Belanger. A sim- maintained since the end of that In a presentation that was described 2014, they were called upon for a very ilar ceremony took place on the West conflict, deploying in the North as well-deserved and long overdue, important mission,” RAdm Baines Coast earlier in 2017, with FDU(P) also and around the world in operations Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) was pre- said. receiving Theatre Honours for the like NUNALIVUT, NUNAKPUT, sented with its first Theatre Honours Two thirds of Canadian casual- conflict. On a warship, Battle Boards TRADEWINDS and SEABREEZE over on November 30 in recognition of the ties in Afghanistan occured due to are typically displayed on the ship’s the past year, as well as participating unit’s operations during the Afghani- IEDs, which demonstrates not only superstructure, while FDU(A) will in international exercises in North stan conflict. the importance of the land-based keep its board on display inside the Carolina, Turkey, Sweden, Iceland and RAdm Craig Baines, Commander work clearance divers did in finding unit’s Shearwater facilities. South Korea. He said he has confi- MARLANT and JTFA, presented the and diffusing the devices, but also “It’s great to receive the recognition dence the unit remains capable of honours, which were approved by the dangerous nature of that work. for the work the divers did in Afghani- responding to any situation, includ- then Governor General of Canada Da- FDU(A) knows those dangers well, stan, and I know this is very meaning- ing in conflict zones, if its specialized vid Johnston in 2014 along with other and the death of unit member PO2 ful for the people here,” LCdr Barter skills are needed. Afghanistan and Arabian Sea Theatre Craig Blake in Afghanistan in 2010 said. Honours for eligible CAF units that still hangs heavy over the tight-knit participated in the South-West Asia diving community. PO2 Blake’s wife theatre of conflict. Priscilla and son Cain, who has since Theatre Honours are a type of joined the Naval Reserve and is now Commissionaires seeks Battle Honour, and are awarded an Ordinary Seaman, were both in to publicly recognize a Canadian attendance for the presentation, along YOUR experience! Armed Forces unit for successful with former FDU(A) members and participation in a theatre of armed others who served during the conflict. As the province’s largest employer of veterans in the conflict. Such honours have been “We’re here to reflect on the recent security industry, we value your dedication, loyalty, and camaraderie, and invite you to join your former awarded after every major conflict past and demonstrate pride in the colleagues in taking on the roles of: in which Canada has been engaged. unit’s role in Afghanistan, but we’re The Afghanistan conflict, which the also here to reflect on the extraordi- • Detention/Cell Guards (Baddeck, Eskasoni, CAF was involved in from 2002-2014, nary heroism, dedication and sacri- Inverness, Amherst, Bible Hill/Truro, Windsor and was the longest armed conflict in fice, and in the case of Petty Officer Enfield) Canadian history. Over the course of Craig Blake, the ultimate sacrifice,” • Security Staff in Truro, Sheet Harbour, Halifax and the Annapolis Valley in full-time, part-time, 12 years, more than 40,000 soldiers, RAdm Baines said.