HMCS WINNIPEG FAMILY BRIEF

WELCOME TO THE LAST

14 February 2016OF THE DEPLOYMENT!!

LCDR KEVIN WHITESIDE

Executive Officer

CPO1 MICHEL VINCELETTE

Coxswain

CDR JEFFREY HUTCHINSONCommanding Officer

Since the Last Brief…

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Change of Command Ceremony

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Alongside Singapore January 20st-22th

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Fernvale Gardens School for Special Needs Children

Heavy Seas after Singapore

The Crew

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BBQ to celebrate entering our last month of the Deployment January 23rd

Scheduled for float testing prior to Homecoming

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Interoperability training with JS TOKIWA – January 28th

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Fleet 5K – January 28th

Interoperability training with the Japanese Ship YUUGIRI- 30 Jan

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Alongside Tokyo, Japan January 31st – February 3rd

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Strategic Engagements in Tokyo

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Why They’re There

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The Crew

Achievements

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

JULY

Achievements

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

JANUARY

OCTOBER

Training and Maintaining

Training and Maintaining

Promotions

Promotions

And more promotions to come from 15 Feb onward…

Fun FactsThe bodies of water they’ve sailed through since June 15, 2015:• Pacific Ocean: 33 days• Atlantic Ocean: 52 days• Mediterranean Sea: 86 days• North Sea: 39 days• Irish Sea: 1 day• Aegean & Marmara Seas: 8 days• Gulf of Suez: 1 day• Red Sea: 2 days• Gulf of Aden: 2 days• Arabian Sea: 8 days• Indian Ocean: 2 days• Andaman Sea: 4 days• Strait of Malacca: 4 days• South China Sea: 4 days• Philippine Sea: 8 daysBy doing a little math they can determine that the XO will have said “Awesome” over 1000 times since June!

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By the time they arrive home they will have been away from home for 254 days and sailed approximately 53,875NM:That is equal to 99,776.5Km. The circumference of the Earth at the equator is 40,075Km, meaning we’ve put enough mileage on WINNIPEG in 8.5 months to circumnavigate the globe 2.5 times!! Crew Consumption to date:• 14,580 L of milk• 4,374 L of ketchup• 2,083 L of ice cream• 218,700 eggs• 19,872 bananas• 10,998 rolls of toilet paper;

– which is equivalent to 563 km of TP. If rolled out end to end they can now make it from the South to the North end of Vancouver Island (460Km) AND East to West (100Km) AND still have a few rolls (58) left over…just in case.

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY FROM HMCS WINNIPEG!

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Remember Saying “Goodbye?”

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After 8 months away we are finally on our way back home! Home to our Family and friends whose love and support has made our success possible. To our spouses and children, parents and friends who, although they remained at home, have deployed with us through their sacrifice and hardship, we wholeheartedly thank you. You wear the invisible uniform that is unseen by those around you, but puts such a weight to bear on your shoulders while we are away. With tremendous gratitude to you, we can all now celebrate HMCS WINNIPEG pointing her brow to Esquimalt and making her best speed home to you. Our hearts are there already, we will be following close behind.

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On our way Home!

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On our way Home!

On our way Home!

On our way Home!

On our way Home!

On our way Home!

On our way Home!

On our way Home!

On our way Home!

Credits

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Photographs…LS Brian Bourassa…”Sub Hunter/ Photo Pro” and SLt Jamie “Grammar” TobinSlides…PO1 Brian “Slide Show Pro” Whitman…MFRC Rep “Fun facts”…Lt(N) Sara “Fun Facts” KucherInformation/ Content…..SLt Jamie “Grammar” Tobin