BETH BROWN
HMCS Sackville needs a Chief Boatswain’s Mate/Shipkeeper
By the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust
HMCS Sackville, Canada’s Naval Memorial, is currently undergoing a major preservation refit in HMC Dockyard. She should complete this work through the winter. After the 2018 summer season away from the downtown Halifax waterfront, in 2019 Sackville will resume her longstanding and seasonal duty of showing Canadians the critical part played by the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous campaign of the Second World War.
Through all this refit work, the ship has experienced personnel changes and now is looking to hire a new Chief Boatswain’s Mate/Shipkeeper to oversee the transition of the ship back to her normal state. The candidate person would possess strong general ship knowledge, an understanding of the workings of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Dockyard, and be able to communicate and work with a wide range of people in preserving and operating the ship.
More detail on this position is available through the ship’s Commanding Officer, LCdr (ret’d) Jim Reddy at 902- 462-3089, or CPO1 (ret’d) Pat Devenish at 902-868-1387.
