HMCS Magnificent Anchor, Centennial Park, Moncton, New Brunswick
N 46° 05.086 W 064° 48.823
20T E 359775 N 5105065
Ships anchor from the HMCS Magnificent, presented to the city of Moncton in 1974.
Waymark Code: WMPBK6
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date Posted: 08/04/2015
Views: 7
First plaque reads, in English and French:
Anchor from the ship
HMCS Magnificent
built at the naval shipyards of
Harland And Wolfe
Belfast Lough Northern Ireland
class
17000lb
The second reads:
Presented to
The city of
Moncton
By
Maritime Command
Presentation Officer
Rear Admiral D. S. Boyle, CD
August 11, 1974
HMCS Magnificent was an aircraft carrier that served in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1948 to 1965. The ship was involved in the Suez crisis in 1956. Read more here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMCS_Magnificent_(CVL_21)
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