Royal Canadian Navy Vacuum Ship YBS-61

RCN Vacuum Ship YBS-61

(RCN Photo)

The vacuum ship YBZ-61 at work alongside the HMCS Stettler (FFE 311) in 1964. The YBZ-61 was, in effect, a huge vacuum cleaner whose job was to vent, clean and gas-free the fuel tanks and bilges of warships. She not only saved time, man hours and money, but made a messy and unpleasant job much easier to tackle.

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Royal Canadian Navy Vacuum Ship YBS-61

Warships

Royal Canadian Navy Fairmile Motor Launch: ML Q101 to ML Q129

RCN Corvettes (Castle Class): HMCS Humberstone K497/HMCS Huntsville K499/HMCS Kincardine K490/HMCS Leaside K492/HMCS Orangeville K491/HMCS Petrolia K498/HMCS St. Thomas K488/HMCS Tillsonburg K496

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS West York K369/HMCS Wetaskiwin K175/HMCS Weyburn K173/ HMCS Whitby K346/HMCS Windflower K155/HMCS Woodstock K238)

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS Strathroy K455/HMCS Sudbury K162/HMCS Summerside K141/HMCS The Pas K168/HMCS Thorlock K394/HMCS Timmins K223/HMCS Trail K174/HMCS Trentonian K368/HMCS Trillium K172/HMCS Vancouver K240/HMCS Ville de Québec K242

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS Owen Sound K340/HMCS Parry Sound K341/HMCS Peterborough K342/HMCS Pictou K146/HMCS Port Arthur K233/HMCS Prescott K161/HMCS Quesnel K133/HMCS Regina K234/HMCS Rimouski K121/HMCS Rivière du Loup K357/HMCS Rosthern K169

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS Midland K220/HMCS Mimico K485/HMCS Moncton K139/HMCS Moose Jaw K164/HMCS Morden K170/HMCS Nanaimo K101/HMCS Napanee K118/HMCS New Westminster K228/HMCS Norsyd K520/HMCS North Bay K339/HMCS Oakville K178/HMCS Orillia K119

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS Hawkesbury K415/HMCS Hepatica K159/HMCS Kamloops K176/HMCS Kamsack K171/HMCS Kenogami K125/HMCS Kitchener K225/HMCS La Malbaie K273

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS Edmundston K106/HMCS Eyebright K150/HMCS Fennel K194/HMCS Fergus K686/HMCS Forest Hill K486/HMCS Fredericton0 K245/HMCS Frontenac K335/HMCS Galt K163/HMCS Giffard K402/HMCS Guelph K687/HMCS Halifax K237

RCN Corvettes (Flower Class): HMCS Belleville K332/HMCS Bittersweet K182/HMCS Brandon K149/HMCS Brantford K218/HMCS Buctouche K179/HMCS Calgary K231/HMCS Camrose K154/HMCS Chambly K116

RCN Frigates (River Class): HMCS Swansea K328/HMCS Teme K458/HMCS Thetford Mines K459/HMCS Toronto K538/HMCS Valleyfield K329/HMCS Victoriaville K684/HMCS Waskesiu K330/HMCS Wentworth K331

RCN Frigates (River Class): HMCS St. Catharines K325/HMCS Saint John K456/HMCS St. Pierre K680/HMCS St. Stephen K454/HMCS Ste. Thérèse K366/HMCS Stettler K681/HMCS Stone Town K531/HMCS Stormont K327/HMCS Strathadam K682/HMCS Sussexvale K683

RCN Frigates (River Class): HMCS Montreal K319/HMCS Nene K270/HMCS New Glasgow K320/HMCS New Waterford K321/HMCS Orkney K448/HMCS Outremont K322

RCN Frigates (River Class): HMCS Kirkland Lake K337/HMCS Kokanee K419/HMCS La Hulloise K668/HMCS Lanark K669/HMCS Lasalle K519/HMCS Lauzon K371/HMCS Levis K400/HMCS Longueuil K672/HMCS Magog K673/HMCS Matane K444/HMCS Meon K269/HMCS Monnow K441

RCN Frigates (River Class): HMCS Coaticook K410/HMCS Dunver K03/HMCS Eastview K665/HMCS Ettrick K254/HMCS Fort Erie K670/HMCS Glace Bay K414/HMCS Grou K518/HMCS Hallowell K666/HMCS Inch Arran K667/HMCS Joliette K418/HMCS Jonquiere K318

Royal Canadian Navy Vacuum Ship YBS-61

RCN Minesweepers (Lake Class): HMCS Hickory Lake J488/HMCS Larch Lake J489/HMCS Maple Lake J490/HMCS Oak Lake J491/HMCS Pine Lake J492/HMCS Poplar Lake J493/HMCS Spruce Lake J494/HMCS Willow Lake J495