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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

First female takes control of major Canadian warship

Cmdr. Josee KurtzA 20-year veteran of the Canadian navy became the first woman to take command of a major warship on Tuesday when she took HMCS Halifax out on the water during an early morning news conference.

Cmdr. Josee Kurtz, who joined the Canadian Forces in 1988, is the eleventh commander of the frigate.

The Navy appointed another woman, Lieut. Cmdr. Marta Mulkins, to command a coastal patrol vessel in 2003. But Kurtz is the first woman to command a major warship and joins an extremely elite group -- Canada has only 12 frigates and three destroyers.

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