pretty good subamrine article daryl. To bad you didn';t mention your stinky feet. http://www.cntha.ca/images/otherdocs/mej/eng/2008_spring_summer_jnl-eng.pdf

According to an article which appeared in the Rimouski newspaper L’avantage, a total of 91,611 persons visited the Onondaga submarine museum during the summer. This is great news for the Onondaga team at the Pointe-au-Pere Maritime Historical Site since they were expecting only 70,000 visitors during the first year of ... more

A special 4-hour program in French of "Mer et monde" will be on the air "live" this upcoming Saturday directly from the Onondaga submarine museum in Pointe-au-Père. The program will be on Radio-Canada's Première Chaine which is the French sibling network of the English CBC Radio One network. Yves Larouche, Hélène... more

Dwayne Hill has just added another Sub Video on Youtube starring the operating models of: HMS-Tally-Ho British T-Class HMCS Rainbow US Fleet Snorkel HMCS Okanagan British O Class HMCS Windsor British U Class The shots were taken in Dwayne's swimming pool. Here is the link to the video:... more

Gents, I've been asked to present a paper on the Cdn Sub Svc and its linkages with Commonwealth and foreign navies for the Naval Centennial MARCOM Historical Conference in May 2010. Am looking for graphics to accompany the essay, and am searching for a copy of the "obituary" that allegedly ran in a local paper on or... more

Hello Guys A new site is coming up with lots of videos / pictures / interesting stories on submarines (real ones as well as RC ones). Get connected on http://mightysub.googlepages.com Post your own images on this site (photo wall option on the homepage). Hope you will enjoy it Thanks in advance

Another year has come and gone,BBQ was great but very disapointing at this years turn out. It was mentioned at the AGM something about ties, well guess what, the very first min. of the meeting listed for us to look at mentioned the very same thing about ties and the very same thing was adopted ,,we'll look into it 12... more

I had the thrill and excitment of taking a tour on the Onondaga,sunday the 9th of August.I can't believe its been 30yrs since I had been on her.I had a friend of mine with me along with his wife and showing them around.At times I would have to stop and shake my head..I was talking about the wrong sub..LOL..How things... more

This is a submariner's forum but we do care about surface ships. We are all Navy and most of us has spent time in the General Service. HMCS Fraser is back in Halifax and needs to be rescued and be restored as a museum. The St-Laurent class destroyers were completely designed and built in Canada. It is part of our... more

This weekend is the beginning of the 2-week construction holiday in Quebec. It is the busiest time of the year for the tourist industry in the Lower St-Lawrence and the Gaspe Peninsula. I just looked at the Pointe-au-Père webcam and I saw a long line up of people waiting to access the Onondaga museum. What a great... more

Ahoy all naval radio sparkers with Ham Radio Certification. I am planning a QRP CW DX expedition to St. Paul Island in July 2011. QRP meaning low power (5 watts or less) CW meaning morse code only DX meaning worldwide radio communications To reduce the logistics and the material to be carried in the fishing boat,... more

I had the honor of attending the opening of Onondaga at Rimouski. I was very impressed with the state of the boat. After her gallant fight to stay in the water last fall,the folks at Point au Pere have done a great job of bringing her back to life. After the opening I went on and toured the Gaspe region for a couple... more

A newspaper article which appeared today, Sunday June 28, 2009, on page A6 of the Montreal Gazette. Up periscope By MARIANNE WHITE, Canwest News Service June 28, 2009 5:01 AM The Onondaga Length: 88.5 metres Width: 8.1 metres Propulsion: Two diesel-electric engines Maximum diving depth: 170 metres Crew members: 70... more

I was a ch.Mech serving in Conqueror in the 1970s and met many members of the onendagas crew in Halifax, Faslane and hosted quite a few to my home in plymouth in about 1975. Don Murray, John the Big caterer/cook, griff the SPo and Jim the CEA among others. Are any still about.?Iwas recently in Vancouver for only one... more

For those who might not be aware, the Navy has set up a website with information on the 2010 Naval Centennial. http://www.navy.forces.gc.ca/centennial/3/3-c_eng.asp?category=110&title=258

To all our UK submariners the ONONDAGA SAGA from Halifax to the Rimouski Museum will air on the 23rd of June on CH5,the north American debut is still unknown

This is to say BZ and Thank You 73 times to all who came to Rimouski for the opening. It was not only an honour and privilege to have sailed with most of you but great to see you after all these years. Now that you know where we are lets put the reunion for 2010 back on the front burner. It can easily be a success.... more

TQS ran a really good segment last night on the official opening in Rimouski. The old girl looks great - BZ to all those who helped make it happen. Bazoo, your french is simply awesome.

Gentlemen, It would be most appreciated if someone could e-mail me the recipe for Moose Milk. I seem to have lost my copy somewhere during a house move. Yours Aye Scouse Rowan Ex CPO Coxn (sm)

Anyone need an extra ticket for two for the Onondaga opening ceremony on June 12th give me your address. First come first served.