HMCS Bras d’Or
HMCS Bras d'Or is a hydrofoil that served in the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 1971. During sea trials in 1969, the vessel exceeded 63 knots, making her the fastest unarmed warship in the world at the time.Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include L’Islet and L’Islet.
L’Islet
Village
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
L'Islet-sur-Mer is an unincorporated community in L'Islet, Quebec, Canada. It is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.
L’Islet
Village
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
L'Islet is a municipality within L'Islet Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River halfway between Quebec City and Rivière-du-Loup. L’Islet is situated 3½ km southeast of HMCS Bras d’Or.
HMCS Bras d’Or
- Type: Memorial
- Description: Experimental military hydrofoil boat
- Categories: hydrofoil, experimental ship, museum ship, preserved watercraft, and historic site
- Location: L’Islet, Chaudière-Appalaches, Central Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.12941° or 47° 7′ 46″ northLongitude
-70.37212° or 70° 22′ 20″ westOpen location code
87VF4JHH+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4039426240OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q3010651
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In Other Languages
From French to Papiamento—“HMCS Bras d’Or” goes by many names.
- French: “HMCS Bras d’Or 400”
- French: “NCSM Bras d’Or (FHE 400)”
- French: “NCSM Bras d’Or 400”
- French: “NCSM Bras d’Or”
- Irish: “HMCS Bras d’Or”
- Japanese: “ブラドール”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “HMCS «Bras d’Or»”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “HMCS Bras d’Or”
- Norwegian: “HMCS «Bras d’Or»”
- Papiamento: “NCSM Bras d’Or”
- “HMCS Bras d’Or”
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