Farewell HMCS Algonquin: Built and upgraded at Davie

LEVIS, QC, June 11, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Today, former sailors of the Royal Canadian Navy who had served in HMCS Algonquin gathered at Davie Shipbuilding to commemorate the paying off of this storied Canadian warship.

HMCS Algonquin is one of the Royal Canadian Navy's four Tribal-Class Destroyers built at Davie in the early 1970's and then refitted at Davie in the 1990's during the Tribal Class Update and Modernization Project (TRUMP).

Ronald Bardier, Director of Production at Davie, who was also a General foreman during the TRUMP, spoke of the great successes of the HMCS Algonquin and her sister ships built at Davie, "The Tribal Class destroyers built at Davie have been the first line of anti-submarine and anti-aircraft defence for Canada for over four decades. We are incredibly proud of the contribution which Davie, awarded the title of North America's #1 shipbuilder this year, has made to the defence of this nation."

Serge Bertrand, Captain, Aerospace Controller, who served as Leading Seamen, NCIOp and Anti-Submarine Controller of HMCS Algonquin from 1982 to 1987 stated "Algonquin and her sister ships have been the flagships of the Royal Canadian Navy for the past four decades. Today we stand side by side with the men and women of Davie to pay our respect to this fine ship and pay tribute to those who both built and served in her."

Alan Bowen, Davie's Chief Executive Officer said, "The successful operation of these Royal Canadian Navy flagships over the past four decades is testament to the skills of the men and women of Davie who not only built, but also refitted them. We are honoured to be here today with the men and women who served in HMCS Algonquin to pay tribute. Naval shipbuilding has always been a core business for Davie, which has built the largest of ships for the Royal Canadian Navy as well as more recently being a key supplier for US Navy shipbuilding programs. This year we celebrate Davie's 190th anniversary and the company continues to excel, delivering highly complex, mission-critical ships for export to international markets." 

 

NOTE TO THE EDITORS: 

Chantier Davie Canada Inc. – voted North American Shipyard of the Year (2015) by Lloyds List.

Davie is Canada's award-winning, largest and highest capacity shipyard and industrial fabricator. Davie provides a broad range of products and services to industries from offshore oil & gas to defence. Certified to ISO 9001:2008, Davie leverages its high capacity fabrication facilities with its advanced project management and engineering capability to manage end-to-end construction projects and provide best-practice through life solutions to its corporate and governmental clients.

SOURCE Davie Shipbuilding

Image with caption: "HMCS Algonquin (CNW Group/Davie Shipbuilding)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20150611_C6292_PHOTO_EN_17942.jpg

Santane Weill, Marketing and Communications Manager, Chantier Davie Canada, www.davie.ca, Tel.: [phone] Ext. 2110, Cell.: 418 717-6250, @: [email protected]