{"id":71546,"date":"2022-05-22T02:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=71546"},"modified":"2022-05-21T10:15:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T14:15:42","slug":"hmcs-bras-dor-the-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/05\/22\/hmcs-bras-dor-the-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>HMCS Bras D&#8217;Or<\/em>; The world&#8217;s fastest warship and the pinnacle of hydrofoil development in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8bXx3VymMwA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Polyus Studios<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 3 Feb 2022<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel!<br \/>\nSupport me on Patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>HMCS Bras D&#8217;Or<\/em> was the pinnacle of over 100 years of hydrofoil development in Canada. Starting with Alexander Graham Bell and ending with the <em>Proteus<\/em>, hydrofoils held the promise of faster travel over the waves. Unfortunately the technology never found a comfortable fit in either military or civil fleets. It was designed to be an ASW hunter but by the time she was ready, the Navy was settled on using the now familiar Destroyer\/Helicopter combos.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Introduction<br \/>\n0:29 Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin<br \/>\n2:28 The R-100 <em>Massawippi<\/em><br \/>\n5:46 The R-103 <em>Baddeck<\/em><br \/>\n7:15 The Rx<br \/>\n8:48 Anti-submarine warfare hydrofoil concept<br \/>\n12:24 FHE-400 <em>Bras D&#8217;Or<\/em><br \/>\n17:23 Testing and refinement<br \/>\n19:25 Cancellation<br \/>\n20:18 <em>Proteus<\/em><br \/>\n20:45 Conclusion<\/p>\n<p>Music:<br \/>\n&#8220;Denmark&#8221; &#8211; Portland Cello Project<br \/>\n&#8220;Your Suggestions&#8221; &#8211; Unicorn Heads<\/p>\n<p>#BrasDor #CanadianAerospace #PolyusStudios<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-10-14-48-HMCS-Bras-DOr-The-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-Canada-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-10-14-48-HMCS-Bras-DOr-The-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-Canada-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-73790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-10-14-48-HMCS-Bras-DOr-The-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-Canada-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-10-14-48-HMCS-Bras-DOr-The-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-Canada-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-10-14-48-HMCS-Bras-DOr-The-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-Canada-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Screenshot-2022-05-22-at-10-14-48-HMCS-Bras-DOr-The-worlds-fastest-warship-and-the-pinnacle-of-hydrofoil-development-in-Canada-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polyus Studios Published 3 Feb 2022 Don&#8217;t forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel! Support me on Patreon &#8211; https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/polyusstudios HMCS Bras D&#8217;Or was the pinnacle of over 100 years of hydrofoil development in Canada. 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