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HMCS Moncton, MM-708, a Kingston Class Coastal Defence vessel leaving Yarmouth, Nova Scotia after a port visit in 2004.

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The author exploring another famous submersible, the 'Turtle' at the Connecticut River Museum in Essex, Connecticut. A terrific 'hands on' display makes this museum a wonderful place to visit

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A 688 Class SSN from the Norfolk, Virginia Navy Base heads out to sea after clearing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

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The author and 'K-19' alongside in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The modified Julliet class SSG filled in nicely for the original Soviet SSN. One of the decommissioned Canadian Oberons also had a cameo in the movie.

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The author aboard HMCS Fraser before she was towed back to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The once cutting edge submarine killer is unfortunately in a very dilapidated state. It is unsure what will become of her, but any fate will be better than sinking at the pier in Bridgewater.

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Returned to her original appearance, the Juliet Class SSG K-484 waits at Halifax, Nova Scotia for a tug which will take her to Providence, Rhode Island where she was to join the growing USS Saratoga Museum complex. Unfortunately, a storm caused severe flooding and the submarine sank at its moorings. Her future is uncertain at this time.

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HMCS Victoria arrives at her new home of Halifax, Nova Scotia in October, 2000. A beautiful sunny day greeted her along with throngs of well wishers.

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A Grumman E2C Hawkeye flies out from NAS Norfolk, Virginia heading out over the Atlantic Ocean. The long range search aircraft has many functions, an important one being surface surveillance.

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'The Cat' belonging to Bay Ferries arrives at the Yarmouth, Nova Scotia terminal after a high speed crossing from Bar Harbor, Maine. Sleek and fast, 'The Cat', which used to zip between Yarmouth, NS and both Bar Harbor and Portland, ME has recently discontinued this service.

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A Victoria class SSK on the Synchrolift in Halifax Dockyard. A similar scene in 'Unheard, Unseen' results in the public knowledge of the 'pizza pan' sized dent in Victoria's hull - caused by a Mark-48 torpedo fired by the USS Jimmy Carter.

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The author relaxing in the captain's chair aboard  USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, CV-69 while the nuclear powered aircraft carrier was visiting Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1997. It just doesn't get much better than this!

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Tied up at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia across from Halifax, HMC Submarines Onondaga, Okanagan, Ojibwa and Olympus, which was never commisioned into the Canadian Navy, await their fate in 2003. Onondaga will soon be moved to the Musée de la Mer de Pointe-au-Père, near Rimouski Que.