HMCS William Hall, the fourth Harry DeWolf-class Arctic Offshore Patrol Vessel, was named after the great naval hero William Hall, the third Canadian to receive the British Empire’s highest award for bravery, the Victoria Cross (VC).
Recently, Sergeant (Sgt) Phillip Safire, the great, great, great nephew of William Hall, joined HMCS William Hall on its sail from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Key West, Florida, as the vessel prepared to support Operation CARIBBE 25-02.
Sgt Safire is a reservist who has served for over 22 years with the Canadian Army. Although he previously sailed on HMCS Ville de Quebec for a week, the experience on HMCS William Hall was unlike any other.
