Today we kick off coverage of what I saw in Canada with this look at HMCS Haida.
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Oddly that ensign appears to have the 1707 union jack on it therefore leaving out ireland
I low key thought the crest had a Canada Goose 😂😂
I went aboard her in Toronto in July 1985. I still have the t-shirt I bought. It still fits, too.
Why were British ships open bridge ?
Need to ask, there is another at least one prewar English build destroyer as museum. it`s build in 1935 in Cowes a 2100 ton, polish destroyer Blyskawica.
The way you talk about presentation is so true. I will never forget when I reported to the USS Iowa. She was in Norfolk and had a full combat load so she sat much lower in the water than I expected. I remember feeling disappointed thinking that she was a lot smaller than I imagined.
Eyyyy~ My boi~!
As a World of Warships Legends player, I love this video. I love DDs but have to laugh at the fact that we can launch as many torpedoes as we have time for in a game. Legends doesn't have the Haida, yet but hopefully soon.
Scunnered though that we don't have any BBs as museum ships in the UK.
Neat!
Interesting on speed/harmonics issue. 28 knots is considerably slower than the 36 Wikipedia is showing. Common issue for the whole class?
My father served on HMS Nubian from 1938 till her stern was blown off at the Crete evacuation in 1941. Sadly he lost a lot of shipmates that day. ❤
7:59 unless we’re in wartime because HOLY SHIT were we brutal in WW1 a bit less in WW2, but still as efficient, but the WW1 brutality was apparently enough to make Germans officers in WW2, those that survived WW1 especially, basically shit their pants the moment they learned they were facing Canadian troops.
Also, piece of WW2 trivia: The regiments of “La Chaudière” from Québec was the first Canadian regiment to set foot into Germany during the WW2… and of course, it was Léo Major’s, the liberator of Zwolle, regiment at that time.
wtf is that flag doing on the mast
Front line warriors
i live about 40mins from her. it was neat to be able to visit a ww2 ship without traveling far
I don't know what you were doing with the camera Drach but I was getting issues turn the camera and it just made me dizzy. I never had that happen before.
I have been on a few times
Fantastic video! This 5 minute guide only took a quick 43 minutes!
Thank you for this video. My grandfather served aboard the Haida during WWII, it's a wonderful ship to visit!
Thank you for the wonderful tour of a great ship.
When the ship was moored in Toronto, that working gun mount used to be used to fire blanks when the 1812 overture was being performed in Ontario Place
It was a beautiful day and getting to meet Drach was really neat. I cannot recommend visiting this ship enough. Beautiful ship with a friendly staff who will take the time to explain how things work – and there's so much to see that you should plan on spending a full day there. To say that the admission price is reasonable is an understatement. Adult admission is only $4.25 – less than the price of a coffee and a doughnut.