Caporal Kaeble V.C. - struts its stuff

The new patrol boat CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. put on a speed demonstration in Bedford Basin this afternoon. Now fitted out and commissioned to the CCG, the boat is conducting familiarity trials before heading out for Quebec this week.

The boat has an impressive turn of speed, and makes very little noise- good for sneaking up on smugglers and the like. Her wake is another matter. In wake sensitive areas of the Great Lakes in particular, any speed runs will certainly bring notice.

Caporal Kaeble V.C. handed over

The Minister of Fisheries & Oceans has officially taken over CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. from Halifax Shipyard. The new patrol vessel was registered in Ottawa on November 8 and moved to the Coast Guard dock at the Bedford Institute.
Launched on a foggy September 22, the boat fitted out at pier Pier 9B, and carried out trials in Bedford Basin. It is the second of the Hero class patrol boats and will leave shortly for station.

Caporal Kaeble V.C. - launch day

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Early this morning preparations were well under way for the scheduled noon time launch of CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C., the second Hero class patrol boat under construction at Halifax Shipyards.
The first boat in the series, Privarte Robertson V.C. was delivered this summer and is now in Hamilton, ON. It sailed under its own power, putting on quite a display as it sped up the St.Lawrence River.

2. CCGS Private Robertson V.C. at speed.

Following the launch, which was shrouded in fog, the tugs Atlantic Oak and Atlantic Larch took control and moved to the Machine Shop Wharf. Connors Diving removed the launch cradle and the tugs gently moved the ship to its fitting out berth at Pier 9 B: 

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