HMCS Loon was a Bird-class patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship served from 1955 to 1965 before being discarded. The class was designed for harbour patrol.

The Navy turned LOON, MALLARD and CORMORANT over to the Crown Assets Disposal Corporation in the 1960s. The late Winston Lyons lived in LOON with his family alongside the …

The Navy turned HMCS Loon, HMCS Mallard, and HMCS Cormorant over to the Crown Assets Disposal Corporation in the 1960s. Her specifications on completion were: Displacement: 66 …

Loon was the first to commission, on 30 November 1955 at Toronto, Ontario. The vessel sailed to Halifax, Nova Scotia in December through treacherous ice conditions. Cormorant and Mallard …

HMCS Loon (PCS 780) was a Bird-class patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy. Bird Class - Radio Fit - Radio Research Paper Macpherson, Ken; Burgess, John (1994). The Ships of …

The small ship at left with number "780" on the stern is HMCS Loon, a Bird class patrol vessel. In centre with number "50" is HMCS Labrador, the RCN's only ice-breaker. At right is the tribal …

HMCS Loon was the first of the four #RCN Bird Class patrol vessels - each one was named after a Canadian bird. She was built in 1955, a year before HMCS...

HMCS LOON Badge, Royal Canadian Navy Badge for HMCS LOON A member of the Bird class of patrol boats, Loon was commissioned in November 1955, and wore pennant 780 until she …

Jan 22, 2024 · HMCS Loon was a Birdclass patrol vessel of the Royal Canadian Navy. The ship served from 1955 to 1965 before being discarded. The class was designed for harbour patrol.