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The Royal Canadian Navy is continuing it's ambitious shipbuilding program, with 4 Light Cruisers of the Labrador class under construction, 8 Destroyers laid down of the Iroquois class, and further orders expected next year. Canada and Excelsior are scheduled to be completed next year, at which time it is expected Renown and Repulse will enter drydock for a complete overhaul and modernization.

Various unexplained explosions and other mysterious 'events' continue to occur at Montreal, and now Halifax as well. Strangest of all are reports of disc-shaped objects seen hovering in the skies near Malton and elswhere in the Toronto vincinity, including an unconfirmed report of one such object 'landing' on a Lake Ontario beach, much to the suprise of a group of sunbathers, none of whom could later be reached for comment.

The RCN has begun to replace obsolete deHavliand Moth-based seaplanes on the Manitoba and Labrador class cruisers with the first production-model ShinRa-Berliner Gyrodynes, with a pusher-prop and wheeled landing gear for landing on the ship's quarterdecks.

The RCAF has accepted delivery of the first 24 Avro-Canada CB-100b "Albatross" Patrol bombers from Avro-Canada. An Improved version of the CB-100 prototype seen during the McRobertson Air Race, a total of 60 such aircraft have been ordered, with 12-plane squadrons intended. The first two squadrons have been deployed to RCAF Station Dartmouth at Halifax, and RCAF Station Goose Bay.

Airship HMCS Pegasus has been seen continuing to operate out of Halifax and excersizing with the RCN ships based there until Feburary 1935, when the ship was dispatched to Bermuda, where it is reportedly undergoing testing and experimentation operating from 'undeveloped facilities', presumably to acertain if the ship is capable of operating from forward bases if needed.

CADRE Budget examinations have uncovered another project designated "Turtle", presumed to be development of a new tank or other series of domestic armoured vehicles.

Heavy construction work continues in the Arctic under RCMP oversight, including dredging and port expansions at Pond Inlet, Resolute, Winter Harbour, and Sachs Harbour. Converted Icebreaker RCMPS Sir Alexander Mackenzie makes an Eastbound trip from Vancouver to Halifax in under a month in Summer of 1934.

RMS Oceanic has been completed, and sailed on her maiden voyage on April 21st, 1935. Arriving at New York on the 26th, Oceanic deftly captured the East-West Blue Riband with an average speed of 30.85 knots, and bested SS Normandie's speed and time again on the return trip 5 days later with an average speed of 31.25 knots. White Star Line spokeswoman Janice Rand admitted that the ship's power plant was not run at full power, and reaffirmed that Oceanic reached speeds 'in excess of 35 knots' on her trial runs earlier in the month, and an expected average speed of 34 knots for each crossing is still planned as the ship is fully worked out.



RMS Olympic at Belfast.

In the midst of celebrations held at Harland & Wolff following Oceanic's maiden voyage, it was announced that the venerable RMS Olympic, known for years as "Old Reliable" on the transatlantic lanes would be retired in September, with White Star Line in negotiations with the City of Belfast to arrange for the veteran ship credited with ramming a sinking a U-Boat during the Great War to be preserved as a tourist attraction and memorial to all sailors lost at sea in the almost 450 year history of Transatlantic travel.


Olympic (II) being Launched, June 7th 1935

"Old Reliable"s replacement, a new Olympic (previously known as "Yard #845"), measuring in at over 1250 feet long, 74,000 tons, and capable of sustainable speeds 'In excess of 36 knots' was launched on June 7th, and is expected to be completed and ready for her maiden voyage in June, 1936. However, to obtain these speeds the ship has abandoned the admittedly successful and efficient Diesel engines of the Brittanic, Georgic, andOceanic in favor of a more conventional high-pressure steam turbine plant, and will reportedly carry
fewer passengers than her running mate, but at an increasing standard of White Star Line luxury.

Normandie's captain and crew offer Oceanic their heartiest congratulations on their triumph, temporary though it may be.

The game is afoot.

I'll edit accordingly. I'd thought Normandie had already sailed, and should've taken the Riband, but when I searched for Riband news, only Columbia's showed up. <<

Commodore Charles Lightoller and the rest of the crew of the Oceanic send their thanks and appreciation.

America launches this year (Q2 to be exact), for completion in Q4/1938 if she's built at the rate in the infrastructure rules. Good to see Old Reliable preserved..

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Strangest of all are reports of disc-shaped objects seen hovering in the skies near Malton and elsewhere in the Toronto vicinity

[SIZE=4]WTF!?![/SIZE]

So when can we expect E.T. to appear?

Got any pictures of the CB-100b "Albatross" Patrol bombers? Is it as hidious as the Canadian airship design?:-P

...although the landing on the beach sounds like a Flying Pancake, er, pancaked.

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Originally posted by Rooijen10
So when can we expect E.T. to appear?

Nanu nanu!

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Originally posted by thesmilingassassin
Got any pictures of the CB-100b "Albatross" Patrol bombers? Is it as hidious as the Canadian airship design?:-P

No, it's as hideous as the previously seen C-100 "Buzzard", pretty much, with a more conventional fuselauge that I haven't had time to draw up yet.

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Originally posted by Swamphen
...although the landing on the beach sounds like a Flying Pancake, er, pancaked.

Shh, I'm busy making everyone panic....