First Canadian navy vessel to visit Antarctica returns to its home port in Halifax

Royal Canadian Navy ship takes 'amazing' four month voyage to Antarctica and back

HMCS Margaret Brooke, an Arctic and offshore patrol vessel, carried both sailors and scientists on the 46,300 kilometre voyage.

First Canadian navy vessel to visit Antarctica returns to its home port in Halifax

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HALIFAX — A Halifax-based warship returned to its home port after becoming the first Royal Canadian Navy ship to travel to Antarctica. HMCS Margaret Brooke, an arctic and offshore patrol boat, left Halifax on January 10. During her visit to Antarctica, the ship supported the first full-Canadian scientific research expedition to the world's southernmost continent. According to the authorities, the research was aimed at improving understanding of …