Flying Stations - 'Sea King' - 1992 - HMCS OTTAWA

Описание: VIDEO INFORMATION
At any given time of the day or night, a ship might be required to launch its Sea King helicopter on 30 minutes notice. Before Wakey-Wakey (whistle), and Hands To Breakfast pipe, the helo is already airborne.

Sikorsky CH-124 'Sea King' - twin-engined anti-submarine warfare helicopter designed for use by Canadian Naval forces.
It served with the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Armed Forces from 1963 to 2018.
Crew: 4 (2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 airborne electronic sensor operator); Capacity: 3 passengers
Length: 54 ft 9 in (16.7 m) ; Rotor diameter: 62 ft (19 m); Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m); Disc area: ft² (m²);
Empty weight: 11,865 lb (5,382 kg) ; Loaded weight: 18,626 lb (8,449 kg); Max. takeoff weight: 22,050 lb (10,000 kg) ;
Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T58-GE-8F/-100 turboshafts, 1,500 shp (1118 kW) each

HMCS Ottawa (DDH 229) was a St. Laurent-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956 to 1992. In 1968 she became the first bilingual ship to serve in the Canadian navy. She was commissioned into the RCN on 10 November 1956 and initially carried the pennant number DDE 229 as a destroyer escort. She underwent conversion to a destroyer helicopter escort (DDH) in the early 1960s and was officially reclassed with pennant DDH 229 on 21 October 1964. Ottawa had steamed 834,634 nautical miles (1,545,742 km) over her lifetime, visiting over 350 ports in more than 40 countries throughout the world. She was decommissioned from active Canadian Forces service on 31 July 1992, and scrapped in 1994.

OTTAWA (3rd) Statistical Data - Pendant: 229; Type: Destroyer Escort; Class: St. Laurent;
Displacement: 2,263 tonnes; Length: 366 ft ; Width: 42 ft; Draught: 13.2 ft; Speed: 28 kts
Compliment: 12 Officers and 237 Crew

Background sample music 'Heart of Oak', Stadacona Band
Mostly converted from VHS Video format, with less-than perfect results.

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