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Grizzly M4A1 Medium Tank - at Base Borden
Photo of Grizzly M4A1 Medium Tank with plaque. Located at Base Borden, in Ontario, near Angus. The plaque begins with: In 1942 for the Canadian production of the M4A1 Sherman became known as the Grizzly. While it had been planned to build large quantities of the Grizzly, orders were reduced
| Photo Specific Links: | Grizzly M4A1 Tank - from wikipedia | | from site: The Grizzly I was a Canadian-built M4A1 Sherman tank with relatively minor modifications, primarily to stowage and pioneer tool location and adding accommodations for a Number 19 radio set. They used the same General Steel hull castings as late Pressed Steel-built M4A1(75)s, to include both the standard hull and the later ones with the armour thickened over the ammo bins. Grizzlies were originally built with US style tracks and sprockets. It was only later that they were refitted with
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Oberon Class Submarine Propeller at CFB Base Borden
At Base Borden Ontario, the propeller was on display in August of 2019.
Three of these submarines were purchased in 1964 and built for the Royal Canadian Navy. These submarines were decommissioned in 2000.
| Photo Specific Links: | Oberon-class submarine | | from site: The Oberon class was a ship class of 27 British-designed submarines operated by five nations. They were designed as a follow-on from the Porpoise class; physical dimensions were the same but stronger materials were used in hull construction and improved equipment was fitted.
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