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'''HMS Olympus (S12)''' was sold in [[1989]] to [[Canada]] and was stationed as a training boat in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]. The ship was not commissioned and disposed along with the other commission subs in late [[1990]]s. |
'''HMS Olympus (S12)''' was sold in [[1989]] to [[Canada]] and was stationed as a training boat in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]]. The ship was not commissioned and disposed along with the other commission subs in late [[1990]]s. |
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In May 2005, the [[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]] announced that the Royal Canadian Navy was looking to sell ''Ojibwa'' for scrap metal, along with three other Canadian ''Oberons''. The RCN's disposal co-ordinator stated that the submarines were not in suitable condition to be used as [[museum ship]]s, and predicted that each submarine would sell for between [[Canadian dollar|C$]]50,000 and C$60,000. |
In May 2005, the [[Halifax Chronicle-Herald]] announced that the Royal Canadian Navy was looking to sell ''Ojibwa'' for scrap metal, along with three other Canadian ''Oberons''. The RCN's disposal co-ordinator stated that the submarines were not in suitable condition to be used as [[museum ship]]s, and predicted that each submarine would sell for between [[Canadian dollar|C$]]50,000 and C$60,000. <ref>{{cite news |title=For sale: 4 submarines, not shipshape |url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/05/25/subs050525.html |work=CBC Online News |date=May 25, 2005 |accessdate=2006-12-10}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 00:40, 27 February 2007
HMS Olympus was an Oberon class submarine in the Royal Navy, and later Canadian Forces.
Laid down 4 March 1960 at Vickers-Armstrongs at Barrow and launched 14 June 1961.
HMS Olympus (S12) was sold in 1989 to Canada and was stationed as a training boat in Halifax. The ship was not commissioned and disposed along with the other commission subs in late 1990s.
In May 2005, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald announced that the Royal Canadian Navy was looking to sell Ojibwa for scrap metal, along with three other Canadian Oberons. The RCN's disposal co-ordinator stated that the submarines were not in suitable condition to be used as museum ships, and predicted that each submarine would sell for between C$50,000 and C$60,000. [1]
References
- ^ "For sale: 4 submarines, not shipshape". CBC Online News. May 25, 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-10.
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