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HMCS ''Cormorant'' was a diving support vessel that served in the Canadian Forces. She was equipped with either Pisces IV submersible or the SDL-1 submersible. The ship was the first in the Canadian Forces to have women assigned to their crew.〔 The vessel was built as the Italian-owned stern trawler ''Aspa Quarto'' at Cantiere Navale Apuania, Marine-Carrara in Italy. ''Aspa Quarto'' was launched in 1965. She was purchased in July 1975 and taken to Davie Shipbuilding at Lauzon, Quebec where the ship underwent conversion to a diving support vessel.〔Macpherson and Barrie, 2002. p.287〕 The ship was commissioned into Maritime Command on 10 November 1978 at Lauzon, becoming the second Canadian naval unit to bear this name.〔 ==Service history== In 1980, the first mixed gender crew trial took place aboard ''Cormorant'' in response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on the Status of Women. The trial lasted until 1984.〔James et al. 2006, p.470〕 Between 23 August and 5 October 1989, ''Cormorant'' and CFAV ''Quest'' conducted defence research as part of Operation Norploy 89, which took place in the Arctic region of Canada, mainly in Baffin Bay, Lancaster Sound and Davis Strait. Using the submersible SDL-1 deployed from ''Cormorant'', the sunken vessel was discovered, a ship not seen since its sinking in 1853.〔 ''Cormorant'' was an integral part of the November 1994 expedition to recover the ship's bell from the wreck of in Lake Superior.〔 She was decommissioned on 2 July 1997 and sold to United States owners for diving operations, however the ship was docked in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia in 2000 and has remained there. As of March 2015, the ship has developed a severe list. As of 21 March 2015, the ship had sunk due to the amount of ice on the deck. The Canadian Coast Guard took control of the salvage effort in May due to pollution concerns.〔 As of 29 May 2015, the ship has been refloated with the list reduced to 8 degrees. Salvage was anticipated to be completed in another week. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HMCS Cormorant (ASL 20)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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