HMCS Nanaimo bids final farewell to namesake city – The Discourse.

HMCS Nanaimo bids final farewell to namesake city – The Discourse.

Leading Seaman Trey Pennington is one of the few crew from the Nanaimo area serving on HMCS Nanaimo where he works as one of the ship’s cooks. Photo by Mick Sweetman / The Discourse. Leading Seaman Trey Pennington grew up just outside of Nanaimo in Parksville before joining the Navy as a cook. He was back in town on HMCS Nanaimo for Canada Day as the ship made its final visit to its namesake city. The ship is set to be transferred to the Atlanti…