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Canadian frigate makes Kahului Harbor port call

Leading Seaman Brad Salmon removes a component on the HMCS Regina’s steering and throttle controls on the ship’s bridge. The Maui News / MATHEW THAYER photos
With most of its 225-member crew on shore leave, the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina was moored at Kahului Harbor on Thursday. The 440-foot-long, 4,795-ton multirole frigate is designed to hunt and destroy enemy submarines. The frigate is on Maui after participating in exercises with U.S. Navy forces off Oahu. This is the frigate’s first visit to Kahului Harbor.
When the crew returns from shore leave they will be pleased. “Thursday night is steak night,” says Petty Officer 2nd Class Gordon Durham, while cutting tenderloins in the ship’s galley. He said the key to keeping 225 hungry sailors happy was easy. “Don’t run out of food.” Thursday’s steaks were to be served with peppercorn sauce and mushrooms and onions on the side.
The Officer’s Ward Room is bedecked with the ship’s mascot, a stuffed bison named “Salty Bob.” While the room’s soda machine used to be stocked with cold beer, alcohol consumption is no longer permitted on Royal Canadian Navy ships that are underway.
A portrait of Queen Elizabeth, one of many of her on HMCS Regina, looks down over a healthy variety of snacks in the ward room for noncommissioned officers.
Leading Seaman Kevin Mutter walks through the Regina’s helicopter bay while patrolling the ship Thursday. When the ship’s CH-124 Sea King helicopter is not in residence, the bay is used by the crew as a weight and workout room.

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