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Nancy Setchell takes command of HMCS Charlottetown

SaltWire Network | Posted: Nov. 10, 2018, noon | Updated: Nov. 10, 2018, 8:46 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Commander Craig Skjerpen, centre, presides over the change of command ceremony aboard HMCS Charlottetown, during which outgoing Commanding Officer Nathan Decicco is succeeded by Commander Nancy Setchell. Setchell is the second woman to have ever commanded a Canadian frigate since Josée Kurtz helmed HMCS Halifax in 2009.
Commander Craig Skjerpen, centre, presides over the change of command ceremony aboard HMCS Charlottetown, during which outgoing Commanding Officer Nathan Decicco is succeeded by Commander Nancy Setchell. Setchell is the second woman to have ever commanded a Canadian frigate since Josée Kurtz helmed HMCS Halifax in 2009. - Contributed

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Commander Craig Skjerpen, centre, presides over the recent change of command ceremony aboard HMCS Charlottetown, during which outgoing Commanding Officer Nathan Decicco is succeeded by Commander Nancy Setchell.

Setchell is the second woman to have ever commanded a Canadian frigate since Josée Kurtz helmed HMCS Halifax in 2009.

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