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Tyrell Young, an apprentice welder and recent graduate of the Pathways to Shipbuilding for African Nova Scotians, welds a ceremonial ship s coin at the keel-laying ceremony of the future HMCS William Hall at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, on Feb. 17, 2021. The THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan February 21, 2021 - 4:00 AM
HALIFAX - As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Youngâs gloved hands kept the welding gun steady while sparks flew.
The ceremony last week, said to bring luck to a shipâs captain and crew, celebrated the official start of construction of HMCS William Hall. The Arctic and offshore patrol ship is named after the famed African Nova Scotian sailor and shipbuilder, who in 1859 became the first Black person to receive the Victoria Cross, awarded for bravery in his service with the Royal Navy.
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HALIFAX - As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Young’s gloved hands kept the welding gun steady while sparks flew.
Tyrell Young, an apprentice welder and recent graduate of the Pathways to Shipbuilding for African Nova Scotians, welds a ceremonial ship s coin at the keel-laying ceremony of the future HMCS William Hall at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, on Feb. 17, 2021. The THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
HALIFAX - As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Young’s gloved hands kept the welding gun steady while sparks flew.
HALIFAX — As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Young’s gloved hands kept the welding gun steady while sparks flew.The ceremony last week, said to bring . . .
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