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Location DB > Canada > British Columbia > North Vancouver > HMS Flamborough Head (HMCS Cape Breton)  Name HMS Flamborough Head (HMCS Cape Breton)  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by -Rio- on 12/6/2013 9:25 PM last modified by -Rio- on 6/22/2014 8:31 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description  Basic Information Type: Boat Status: Demolished Accessibility: Moderate Recommendation: worth the trip  Physical Information Address Lonsdale Ave North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Owner: city of north Vancouver  Hazards asbestos rust unsafe flooring air quality Bird Shit,  Interesting Features Its a big boat stern!!!  Security Measures fences part-time guard locked gates two hotels / appartments just beside it. (residents / guess might call the cops)  Historical Dates Built: 1944 Closed: 0  Required Equipment flashlight gloves  Recommended Equipment long pants / sleeve, breathing mask  History HMCS Cape Breton was a RCN Cape-class escort maintenance ship. Originally built for the Royal Navy as HMS Flamborough Head in 1944. It was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1952 and served till 1975. It was used as a floating machine shop until the late 1990s. Except for a short section of the stern and her engines, was to eventually go on display in North Vancouver BC, the ship was sunk in the waters of British Columbia in 2001 by the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia after extensive cleaning to meet Environment Canada requirements. It now lies near Snake Island in Nanaimo harbour and is a popular scuba diving site. As of December 2013. the city of North Vancouver has begun the tear down / removal of the boat stern.  Media Coverage http://www.nsnews....ough-head-1.716231  Future Plans getting demolished  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries Last Voyage before its gone forever Fri, Dec 6th, 2013 posted by -Rio- 9 pictures squeezed in an other visit Sat, Mar 15th, 2014 posted by -Rio- 7 pictures Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Web Links  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. This location has not yet been rated by a moderator.  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Steed on 6/30/2014 8:53 AM.  Latest Changes on Jun 30 14 at 8:53, Steed validated this location on Jun 22 14 at 8:31, -Rio- changed the following: Status on Jun 22 14 at 8:31, -Rio- made this location public on May 23 14 at 0:29, Steed validated this location on Mar 15 14 at 5:07, -Rio- updated gallery picture 8 on Mar 15 14 at 5:06, -Rio- updated gallery picture IMGP6018.JPG on Mar 15 14 at 5:05, -Rio- updated gallery picture 7 on Mar 15 14 at 5:05, -Rio- updated gallery picture 6 on Mar 15 14 at 5:04, -Rio- updated gallery picture on Mar 15 14 at 5:01, -Rio- deleted picture 367212 from gallery squeezed in an other visit  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2023 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 125 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 703871064 pages have been generated.