HMCS Cormorant

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HMCS Cormorant was a diving support vessel that served in the Canadian Forces. She was equipped with two SDL-1 submersibles. The ship was the first in the Canadian Forces to have women assigned to their crew. Initially constructed as the trawler Aspa Quarto in 1965, the ship was acquired by the Canadian Forces in 1975 and renamed Cormorant. The vessel remained in service until 1997 when Cormorant was sold to a US buyer. The ship was laid up at Bridgewater, Nova Scotia in 2000 and was removed on 18 November 2020 to be scrapped in Sheet Harbour.

1965  WikimediaWikidata
ASL 20; ASL 20; Aspa Quarto; Cormorant; IMO 6516881
length 74.4 metre, 
diving support vessel, Royal Canadian Navy, Nuovi Cantieri Apuania, 

  • Global Integrated Shipping Information System page@
  • IMO number page@
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