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Sailors at work:
Casing Party of HMCS Windsor
The casing party of HMCS Windsor let slip from the jetty to begin the submarine's voyage to her new home port of Halifax, Nova Scotia: (from front) Leading Seaman Trevor Draves, Master Seaman Stephen Langille (the Scratcher, or leading hand of the casing party), Master Seaman Mike Martin, Leading Seaman Jason Thompson, diver Leading Seaman Rob Robley and Casing Officer Lieutenant (Navy) Dan Murphy (holding the fin rail at right). Built in Britain for the Royal Navy as HMS Unicorn (Upholder class), HMCS Windsor is the second of four Victoria-class submarines in Canadian service.
Credit: Alan Rowlands

Sailors at work:
Hauling carriage over ramp
August 15, 2002 - Ottawa, Ontario:
Members of the Naval Gun Run Team haul a replica 19th gun carriage over the ramp during their performance at Parliament Hill. The Naval Gun Run's 40 members demonstrate through teamwork how the British troops improvised during the South African War when more artillery power was desperately needed.
Credit: MCpl Cindy Molyneaux

Sailors at work:
The "ammunition"
August 15, 2002 - Ottawa, Ontario:
Master seaman Paul Smith introduces some humour to the performance at Parliament Hill. The Naval Gun Run's 40 members demonstrate through teamwork how the British troops improvised during the South African War when more artillery power was desperately needed.
Credit: MCpl Cindy Molyneaux

Sailors at work:
Transporting the carriage
August 15, 2002 - Ottawa, Ontario:
Master seaman Paul Smith (left) and Leading seaman Sherman Lillington carry part of the gun carriage across a nine metre chasm during their performance at Parliament Hill. The Naval Gun Run's 40 members demonstrate through teamwork how the British troops improvised during the South African War when more artillery power was desperately needed.
Credit: MCpl Cindy Molyneaux

Sailors at work:
Firing the cannon
August 15, 2002 - Ottawa, Ontario:
Members of the Canadian Navy's Gun Run Team fire a replica 19th century cannon on the front of Parliament Hill during a public performance.  The entire assembly, which weighs 900 kilograms, is disassembled and hand-carried one piece at a time, across a nine-metre chasm which represents the gap between ship and shore.  The Naval Gun Run currently comprises of 35 members drawn primarily from ships of the Maritime Forces Atlantic.
Credit: MCpl Frank Hudec