HMCS Ottawa (DDH 229) - Ship's Bell

Ship's Bell

The Christening Bells Project at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum includes information from the ship's bell of HMCS Ottawa (3rd) 1956 - 1993, which was used for baptism of babies onboard ship 1956 - 1992. The bell is currently held by the CFB Esquimalt Naval & Military Museum, Esquimalt, BC.

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