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HMCS Preserver (AOR 510)
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HMCS Preserver is a Canadian
Canada
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Protecteur-class
Protecteur class auxiliary vessel
Protecteur-class auxiliary oiler replenishment ships are used by the Royal Canadian Navy to resupply ships at sea with food, munitions, fuel and spare parts. They have more sophisticated medical and dental facilities than smaller vessels...
Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (replenishment oiler
Replenishment Oiler
A replenishment oiler or fleet tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds, which can replenish other ships while underway in the high seas. Such ships are used by several countries around the world....
) of the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
commissioned in 1970.
Built by the Saint John Shipbuilding
Saint John Shipbuilding
Saint John Shipbuilding was a Canadian shipbuilding company located in Saint John, New Brunswick. It operated from 1923-2003.-History:Numerous shipyards were located on the shores of Courtney Bay in the east end of Saint John Harbour where extensive mud flats dried at low tide.In 1918 it was...
, Saint John, New Brunswick
Saint John, New Brunswick
City of Saint John , or commonly Saint John, is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, and the first incorporated city in Canada. The city is situated along the north shore of the Bay of Fundy at the mouth of the Saint John River. In 2006 the city proper had a population of 74,043...
, it underwent a major refit in 2005, after the ship was plagued by electrical problems.
It is the second ship to bear the name. Commissioned 11 July 1942, the first HMCS Preserver served in World War II as a Fairmile
Fairmile B motor launch
The Fairmile B motor launch was a type of Motor Launch built by Fairmile Marine during the Second World War for the Royal Navy for coastal operations.-Design:...
motor launch
Motor Launch
A Motor Launch is a small military vessel in British navy service. It was designed for harbour defence and submarine chasing or for armed high speed air-sea rescue....
base supply ship under the East Coast's 'Newfoundland Force'. It was paid off 6 November 1945.
Service history
The ship has served CanadaCanada
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's fleet in domestic and international exercises in the 1980s and 1990s. It is currently serving in the Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910, when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy is one of the three environmental commands of the Canadian Forces...
Atlantic Fleet out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The ship will continue to operate until the Joint Support Ship Project
Joint Support Ship Project
The Joint Support Ship Project is a project undertaken by the Canadian Forces to provide Canada with three multirole naval vessels. The Joint Support Ship will enable a Naval Task Group to remain at sea for up to six times longer than is currently possible...
has been completed.
November 2011, HMCS Preserver crashed into the floating dry-dock at the Irving-owned shipyard, while it was in Halifax harbor.
Departments
- Air
- Combat
- Combat System Engineering
- Deck
- Dental
- Executive
- Liquid Cargo
- Logistics
- Marine System Engineering
- Medical