041112-N-0000M-001. [Complete] Scene Caption: The decommissioned US Navy (USN) Spruance Class Destroyer, USS HAYLER (DD 997) is hit by a 57 mm Bofors round fired from the Canadian Forces (CF) Maritime Command (MARCOM) Halifax Class Frigate, HMCS (Her Majestys Canadian Ship) VILLE DE QUEBEC (FFH 332) during a Sink Exercise conducted in the Atlantic Ocean (AOC). The QUEBEC is part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), the first peacetime multi-national naval squadron officially known as the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Maritime Response Force. The HAYLER was checked by t
041112-N-0000M-001. [Complete] Scene Caption: The decommissioned US Navy (USN) Spruance Class Destroyer, USS HAYLER (DD 997) is hit by a 57 mm Bofors round fired from the Canadian Forces (CF) Maritime Command (MARCOM) Halifax Class Frigate, HMCS (Her Majestys Canadian Ship) VILLE DE QUEBEC (FFH 332) during a Sink Exercise conducted in the Atlantic Ocean (AOC). The QUEBEC is part of Standing Naval Force Atlantic (STANAVFORLANT), the first peacetime multi-national naval squadron officially known as the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Maritime Response Force. The HAYLER was checked by the US EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) prior to its being used as a target for sinking, and it will now serve as an artificial reef for deep-sea marine life. Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC)
Size: 1956px × 1304px
Photo credit: © NB/ROD / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: (, 2004, 57mm, atlantic, bofors, de, deck, decommissioned, execise, force, frigate, gun, hayler, hmcs, naval, quebec, sink, standing, ville
