HMCS Preserver

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HMCS Preserver was a Protecteur-class auxiliary oiler replenishment of the Royal Canadian Navy commissioned in 1970. Built at Saint John, New Brunswick, and launched in 1969, the vessel took part in several overseas deployments, including Operation Deliverance, which became better known as the Somalia Affair. The ship underwent a major refit in 2005, after she was plagued by electrical problems. With these difficulties unresolved, Preserver was withdrawn from sea-going service in 2014 and was paid off on 21 October 2016. The vessel was broken up for scrap at Sydney, Nova Scotia in 2017.

1970  WikimediaWikidata
IMO 6918546
length 172 metre, 
Protecteur-class replenishment oiler, replenishment oiler, Royal Canadian Navy

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    1970 HMCS Preserver
    1967-10-17T00:00:00Z
    1967-10-17T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    2016-10-21T00:00:00Z
    2016-10-21T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1969-05-29T00:00:00Z
    1969-05-29T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    HMCS Preserver (AOR 510) operating in the Atlantic in February 1978HMCS Preserver (AOR 510) operating in the Atlantic in February 1978
    US Navy 090427-N-8670L-008 Ships are moored to the pier on opening day of the annual Fleet Week Port Everglades celebrationUS Navy 090427-N-8670L-008 Ships are moored to the pier on opening day of the annual Fleet Week Port Everglades celebration
    HMCS Preserver in Port EvergladesHMCS Preserver in Port Everglades
    HMCS Preserver in Port Everglades (cropped)HMCS Preserver in Port Everglades (cropped)
    US Navy 090428-N-9588L-039 The U.S. Coast Guard medium-endurance cutter USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) is moored pier side with the Canadian auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Preserver (AOR 510) for Fleet Week Port Everglades 2009US Navy 090428-N-9588L-039 The U.S. Coast Guard medium-endurance cutter USCGC Tahoma (WMEC 908) is moored pier side with the Canadian auxiliary oil replenishment ship HMCS Preserver (AOR 510) for Fleet Week Port Everglades 2009
    HMCS Preserver (AOR 510)HMCS Preserver (AOR 510)
    RCN vessels, 2012-07-17 (7643264010)RCN vessels, 2012-07-17 (7643264010)
    HMCS Preserver and USS Rentz 2 (cropped)HMCS Preserver and USS Rentz 2 (cropped)
    HMCS Preserver and USS Rentz 2HMCS Preserver and USS Rentz 2
    HMCS Preserver and USS RentzHMCS Preserver and USS Rentz