Volume VII, Number 67, Summer 2014 ISSN-1191-1166 Starshell ‘A little light on what’s going on’

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3 Canada’s submarines Summer 2014 | Systems Engineering Complexity h e ll S tars in Modern Design … What Impact? By Derek Hughes and Andrew Wills

s Norman Jolin recently high- able cash flow and have opportunities to Oberon-class. The consequences of this lighted, “Submarines can give recoup investment. With these factors rec- ‘Perfect Storm’ made themselves felt in medium nations, like Cana- ognized, a framework can be developed Canada’s VISSC program, where indus- da, much more ‘bang for the that will lead the design integration and try has the opportunity to play a key role buck’.”A1 This force multiplication can systems support of a fleet of convention- in covering the effective support and sus- only be achieved, however, if the subma- al submarines such as the Victoria-class tainability of the VCS and setting an ex- rine fleet is technically and operationally (VCS) here in Canada or the Collins-class ample for the sustainment of the Naval SE robust and well-supported. Neverthe- in Australia. capability for Canada. less, cost constraints are a reality in any The implementation of an In-Service navy and the military are always looking Support (ISS) contract has been a signifi- Background for ways to better deliver service to their cant stride forward in both cases with the t is an imperative that operators and government. This article will address Victoria-class ISS Contract (VISSC) being Imaintainers take time to reflect on a rich some of the complex systems engineering predicated upon five elements associated history of safe/seaworthy submarine op- challenges required to support a mod- with support and sustainability: Project erations and well-maintained platforms. ern conventional submarine program in Management; Records Support Services As an integral part of international power Canada. Engineering Support Services; Materiel projection using the submarine strategic Working with industry is key to en- and Logistics; and, Maintenance Services. presence, the marine engineering com- hancing the systems engineering skills Under ongoing DND fiscal constraints munity is challenged with the complex- and prominence required to support a however, it has been difficult to achieve ity of the System of Systems within a complex submarine platform. The Navy the capability and capacity necessary in submarine. The System of Systems is must articulate what it needs, how much all of these elements for adequate sys- defined as a collection of functional sys- it can afford to pay for it, and what it is tem understanding and sustainment. tems that pool their resources and capa- prepared to trade off. On the other hand, For future success and value for money bilities together to create new, more com- industry has to design systems and ser- for support to the Victoria-class, it will be plex systems. This ultimately offers more vice solutions that can be delivered on imperative to re-establish, maintain and functionality and performance for the time and to cost, that can be operated ef- operate a rigorous systems engineering Canadian submariner when the Oberon- fectively and dependably in-theatre, and (SE) base. The RCN SE skills in general class of submarines are compared to the be delivered in a fashion that can be up- have been severely diminished since the more technically-advanced VCS, but the graded quickly and economically when ‘Decade of Darkness,’ beginning in the lessons previously learned in operational necessary using appropriate technology. mid-1990s, and this loss has been com- and technically forward thinking envi- Such a collaborative effort also has to pounded in the area of submarine design ronments have to be regained, as skillsets recognize that industry needs to make a and operations following the retirement have faded due to a lack of operational profit, manage its cost base, have accept- of the Oberon-class in the late 90s. In the sea time with the current VCS. However, intervening time, system complexity and the materially-safe platform remains a

1 Norman Jolin, Does Canada Need Submarine Capability?, the related SE demands have increased stringent requirement to ensure that the http://www.navalassoc.ca/images/starshell/Starshell%20 significantly with the VCS being a signifi- submarines deploy safely at sea. As a Spring%2014.pdf Internet; accessed 21 June 2014, p.6. cant example of design advance over the complex military platform, the submarine 4 STARS H E LL is a lethal weapon used for force projec- perative of submarines is unsurpassed as Industry Engagement tion and for deterring aggressors against nations realize the strategic force projec- he VCS, when the Upholder-class, Canada. The benefits of the SE approach tion that these silent hulls provide under Twere a part of the (RN) to supportability and sustainment can be the umbrella of a mix of complex marine inventory until the end of the Cold War, | seen through the following range of func- and deadly combat systems. a time when fiscal constraints were im- Summer 2014 tions and they must be addressed on a posed and the role envisaged for the ves- continuum: Oberon vs. VCS Design sels was removed. As a result, the boats he operation of the Oberon subma- were offered up for sale. Canada took • Program Management; Trines in Canada ran between 1965 and the opportunity to purchase the four • Technical Support; 2000. The Oberon-class was a very good submarines, allowing Canadian Industry • Engineering Change Management; platform for its time but as new technolo- time to set up while the submarines were • Maintenance Support; gies developed, the sensor suit and weap- prepared for hand-over, as noted: “Can- • Defect Support; ons capability declined in relative capa- ada purchased the submarines and a suite of • Safety Case Management; bility. By the late 1990s, it was time for trainers in 1998 and BAE Systems (formerly • Logistics Support; Canada to upgrade but with a lack of sup- Vickers Shipbuilding), at Barrow in UK, was • IT Management; port and funding. The Navy had to wait contracted to refit the submarines.”5 • Training Support; for sufficient political desire to assume Canada has since been able to success- • Configuration Management; responsibility for the VCS. The Navy has fully reactivate the platforms with the • Technical Data Management; benefited from the enhancements made continued support of the UK MOD and • Obsolescence Management; by the transformation of the various sys- industry, where skills transfer and mate- • Support to Deployed Operations; tems to meet Canadian requirements, and riel support were provided as part of the and, since the Oberon-class retirement, there transition to an operational steady state. • Quality Assurance Support. has been no real change in the role of Ca- This has been a long process as highlight- nadian submarines from an operational ed by the numerous articles in the media Introduction perspective. This continues to be: anti- flagging the evolution of the systems and ubmarines are often compared to air- submarine operations, anti-surface vessel complexity of the repairs and mid-life re- Scraft in technical complexity. The ma- operations, surveillance and intelligence fit aspects. Adding to the complexity for teriel airworthiness framework is compa- gathering; mine laying and coastal covert the marine engineers was Canada’s desire rable to the marine materiel certification operations in support of Special Forces.3 to provide system upgrades on weapons regime of modern submarine platforms. In an ever present dangerous world and eventual upgrade to the Mk-48 7AT While both have a three dimensional with multiple potential enemies, the heavyweight torpedo, (where “the USA, complexity, interestingly, an aircraft has a RCN’s presence worldwide is recognized Australia, Brazil, Canada and the Nether- small pressure differential and low implo- as a necessary deterrent. In the system of lands are Mk-48 customers…”6), modular sion probability. Whereas the submarine systems environment, we need to keep masts and the suite. has deep water depth pressure and high up with technological advancements implosion issues in a hostile environment. where technology insertions to enhance Managing the Obsolescence For the submariner, constant vigilance to capability are imperative. As evidenced Challenge ensure system integrity is the norm as on HMCS Windsor, a recent article by Da- here are a number of openly complex they contend with the potential danger of vid Pugliese highlighted: “…the upgraded Tchallenges with the VCS as the class system failures under the ocean. sonar equipment was scheduled to be installed of four unique platforms move into their The role of the Victoria-class is similar in 2016, but the navy is taking advantage remaining operational life-cycle time- to that of submarines owned and de- of Windsor’s docking to do the work now.”4 frame. The original engineering manu- ployed by other nations, to wit: This is seen as the way ahead for a modern facturers (OEMs) have since moved on in “Victoria-class submarines perform a wide submarine and will allow the platform to developing and supporting their respec- range of roles, contributing significantly to sustain its high level of sensor and system tive submarine equipment. The reality is the security and sovereignty of Canada. These advantage in a high-threat environment. that if there is no market demand then the roles include surveillance, support to mari- OEMs must develop new enhancements 3 time law enforcement, maintenance of fleet David Peer, Some History of the Upholder Class Subma- rines, http://www.navalreview.ca/2012/05/some-history- 5 skills, as well as domestic and international of-the-upholder-class-submarines/ internet; accessed 4 SSK Victoria Class Long Range Patrol Submarines, 2 operations.” June 2014. Canada, http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/ssk_vic- toria/ Internet accessed 6 June 14. There is no doubt that the strategic im- 4 HMCS Windsor gets $18 million overhaul – new generator, sonar upgrade and more maintenance, http://ottawacitizen. 6 Team Torpedo: US Firms Sell & Support Mk48s and 2 Victoria-class Submarines, http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/ com/news/national/defence-watch/hmcs-windsor-gets- MK54s, http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/team-torpe- business-equipment/victoria-subs.page Internet; accessed 18-million-overhaul-new-generator-sonar-upgrade-and- do-raytheon-partners-to-support-mk48-and-mk54-require- 08 June 2014. more-maintenance Internet; accessed 20 June 2014. ments-02533/ Internet; accessed 28 June 2014. 5 from the original. Therefore, after a lay- lems, the figure soared to £900M 7. was supported in meeting DND’s de- up of five years as the RN’s Upholder- mand for expertise transfer, this has not class, followed by reactivation and then As in every aspect of the submarine, been fully realized. DGMEPM continues mid-life refit, the VCS is in a predicament. the response to the complexity of the en- to be challenged with obtaining the right

Summer 2014 OEMs will only retool for a price and gineering issues was to address the imme- skills required to manage engineering de- | there will be an additional fabrication set- diate problem. If instead an SE approach sign and integration due mainly to a lack up period. This is a disadvantage to DND had been implemented at the early stages, of corporate experience and understand- in achieving operational capability within the work would have been more timely ing of the complexity and integration of set mission-critical timeframes. and successful as the complex issues the submarine systems. Trying to get the h e ll S tars A systems approach overcomes many would have been logically broken down design correct and then ensuring indus- of the issues, as we look at functional/ to manageable elements and addressed. try can implement the modifications is no performance-based specifications that Nevertheless, the issues mentioned above small feat, but in the SE environment, this track and deliver to specific deliverables were eventually addressed and Canada is critical. DGMEPM continues to learn to ensure full transparency. This is not has continued to move forward after a from its mistakes and after three VCS re- trivial, as significant investment in time, lengthy period of system understanding fits, it is just starting to understand the costs and ‘skillset’ enhancements for the and rectification. This is evidenced by enormity of the effort in submarine sys- engineers and life-cycle materiel manag- HMCS Victoria at full operational capabil- tems engineering complexity. ers are required to sustain the platform ity, HMCS Windsor completing the major- The preferred approach of finding and equipment at the required materiel readi- ity of her sea trials, and HMCS Chicoutimi supporting the correct skillset for the ness state. However, we need to put this completing her camber dive and prepar- range of specialized jobs in the submarine SE approach in place to ensure adequate ing for sea trials. Therefore, it is evident service and support role remains a prior- management of equipment is sustained that NDHQ’s Director General Marine ity for the personnel pillar. If we take the for the submarines’ life-.cycle. Engineering Program Management (DG- attitude that any experience background MEPM) and the RCN have made great will suffice, then we are opening- our System of Systems Applied strides in resolving several complex tech- selves up to the lack of understanding of to VCS nical issues. the platform safety impact. We need to n the design/build of the VCS, a new, undertake a system-based work approach Imore complex system base was created. Knowledge Management to clearly demonstrate what needs to be There were build issues with the VCS oincidentally, in the submarine do- done for DND and to understand the in- platform and given the complex arrange- Cmain in Canada, there has been a tegral complexities of the issues. ments of the systems, a number of prob- lack of sustainment when it comes to re- lems had to be addressed from the build tained Knowledge Management (KM). Retaining the Engineering Talent in the UK. Some of the issues acknowl- DND continues to be challenged due to anada’s submariners are a unique edged after build were: the high turnover of military and civil- Ctalent pool but with a dwindling un- ian employees and a lack of a KM sys- derstanding of the complexity of the job. • During construction of the first of tem that can be relied upon to maintain It has taken years for many submariners class, it was recognized that the weap- the in-depth technical information for to develop and experience the range of on-discharge system design did have the class. The VCS initial technical data technical and operational competency unresolved defects; was incomplete as the requisite complete necessary to speak with a level of un- • HMS Unseen had problems with background design was not transferred derstanding and accountability. It takes her bow doors; for functional and product baseline man- time, expertise and funding to deliver a • Miscalculations were made in the agement. This continues to challenge the safe, technically-compliant and material- design of the main-motor control cir- prime contractor under the ISS to update ly-certified submarine supported by the cuitry; and ensure configuration and obsoles- materiel pillar maintained by DGMEPM • The diesel engines were originally cence management is enforced. and ADM(Mat) for the RCN. Addition- designed for use in railway locomo- ally, the remaining pillars, personnel and tives and not intended to be rapidly Finding the Right Skillset readiness under Comd RCN are equally stopped and started; and, s in any niche specialty profession, as important to the operational tempo • Costs had been forecast at £500M. Ait should be recognized that it takes sustainment of the VCS. Interestingly, But by the time all four had under- years to develop the competencies re- some in DND see the submarine mate- gone a refit to rectify the tube prob- quired to support and maintain a com- riel certification as a paperwork exercise plex system of systems such as the VCS. only. They actually miss the link between 7 Upholder Type 2400, http://www.globalsecurity.org/ While industry has reported that a KM delivering a high quality platform with a military/world/europe/hms-upholder.htm Internet; accessed 8 June 2014. transfer was inherently the approach that safe and risk-assessed remit which allows 6 RCN Photo STARS H E LL our sailors to deliver on their assigned mission.

What’s next? | he structure of a complex system is Summer 2014 Tnot just the result of an historic design process, but the outcome of a stringent process of complex technical evolution. Thus, it does not necessarily reflect the HMCS Victoria. principle of static optimality and rational decision-making often used as the basis ability throughout the submarines’ life- Internet; accessed 8 June 2014. of engineering design. Complex engi- cycles. DND must encourage industry to [3] Victoria Class, http://www.saoc- neered systems comprise an evolving fit- be partners in the success of the VCS, and central.ca/_html/_vcs.html Internet; acc- ness constrained by a dynamic (perhaps blend this with measurable incentives for essed 8 June 2014. co-evolving) space of possibilities. This improved effectiveness, say through met- [4] Victoria In-Service Support Contract is precisely what makes complex systems rics such as platform availability. – VISSC, IRBs, http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/ suitable for operation in multi-dimen- The issue of configuration, obsoles- site_043.nsf/eng/00018.html Internet; 19 sional, dynamic environments such as the cence and technology insertion of en- June 2014. one the submarine service finds itself. It gineering changes required will stretch [5] Canadian submarine fleet’s future also means that the marine and combat a limited submarine-skilled workforce could be at risk http://www.cbc.ca/ system selection criteria used to deter- in both industry and DND. One likely news/canada/nova-scotia/canadian- mine the quality and correctness of en- scenario may be the continued close col- submarine-fleet-s-future-could-be-at- gineered systems apply even more strin- laboration of the RAN and RN in support risk-1.1334667 Internet; accessed 14 gently. There has to be a higher-order of Canada’s submarine presence on the June2014. understanding and level of confidence in global front. [6] Stealth observers: Refitting the the equipment that is being maintained Finally, if we approach the submarine Victoria Class Submarines; http:// by the RCN. Consideration for future us- and its capability correctly, using an all- vanguardcanada.com/_stealth-),_Shee- age rates of the class and the impact of ex- encompassing SE approach, most of the tobservers-refitting-the-victoria-class- tending the life of the platform need to be technical and logistical issues will be submarines/ Internet; accessed 15 June considered early and under the watchful resolved more quickly. All stakehold- 2014. eye of seasoned submarine experts with a ers must remain vigilant and apply due [7] Royal Canadian Navy Submarines: comprehensive, complex appreciation of diligence in marine and combat system Fleet Status (Fact), http://news.gc.ca/ systems engineering. support to the VCS. The continuing im- we/article-en.do_?nid=855329 Internet; perative in the collective endeavour to accessed 21 June 2014. Conclusion sustain the four Victoria-class platforms [8] Victoria Class Submarine Fleet Cre- he VCS is an excellent platform for its beyond their 2020+ end of life timeframe ating Canadian Controversies, http:// Tassigned role and remains a potent is to focus Canada’s pool of skilled talent, www.defenseindustrydaily.com/sub- deterrent to our potential enemies. We its limited funds and its corporate knowl- support-contract-creating-canadian-con- often expect more of a multi-role adapta- edge to ensure the ongoing integrity of troversy-04563/ Internet; accessed 19 tion for our military platforms, and the the VCS well into the future. June 2014. VCS strives to live up to the demands of being a new operating platform for a References Derek Hughes is a former naval officer who maritime, blue water nation. Although it [1] “The Deal of the Century:” Canada’s retired from the Royal Canadian Navy after 35 is very well constructed and maintained, Problematic Submarines in Histori- years of service in 2013 as a submariner and the VCS continues to be challenged by cal Perspective by Dr. Paul T. Mitchell, marine systems engineer. He is currently an the logistic reality of supporting four http://canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/the- independent Project Management and Systems largely unique orphans with aging equip- deal-of-the-century-canadas-problemat- Engineering Consultant. ment. The point we make is that if ad- ic-submarines-in-historical-perspective- Andrew Wills is a former naval officer who re- dressed from the outset, SE could have by-dr-paul-t-mitchell Internet; accessed 7 tired from the Royal Navy after 30 years service solved the majority of the current issues June 2014. as a Marine Engineer (Submarines). He served even in a technologically challenging en- [2] Royal Canadian Navy Submarines: in both Diesel Electric and Nuclear submarines vironment. Moreover, industry, through Fleet Status, http://www.forces.gc.ca/ and is now an Engineering Consultant who has its leadership-inspired relationships with en/news/article.page?_doc=royal-canadi- continued to provide support to submarine pro- DND, will need to sustain the support- an-navy-submarines-fleet-status/ hie8w8fv grams globally over the last 15 years. 7 Starshell | Summer 2014 8 G Maintenance Period (AMP) is scheduled ling andammunitioning. An Assisted rine forsea;thisincludes training, fuel- that is devoted to preparing thesubma- Submarine MaintenancePeriod (SMP) operating cycle begins withaone-week cessive 34-week operating cycles. Each riod ofsixyears,dividedintotensuc- ing Work Period’(EDWP). nance referred toasthe‘ExtendedDock- two yearsindeepmainte- followed by and Period,’ ‘Operational the as to ferred u TheSubmarineOperationalCycle at alltimes.Thefollowingtableprovides ageneraloverviewofthecurrent statusofRoyalCanadianNavyVictoria-class submarines: period maintenance extended throughits cycling be will submarines the of One 2014. late in occur to anticipated is which operations, for available be will Victoria-class submarines The three four progress which of to in continues state, fleet towards steady submarine a u Overview* *Please refer tothefootnoteatendofthisarticle(page11). The operational periodrefers toape - Fleet Status RCN Submarines From theRCNPublicAffairsStaff Corner BrookCorner Submarines Chicoutimi Windsor be operatingforsixyears,re - cycle inwhicheachboatwill submarines willoperateina enerally speaking,Canadian Victoria HMCS HMCS HMCS HMCS Extended Docking 2007 to2012 2010 to2014 2005 to2011 2014 to2017 W ork Period crewed during thelastsixmonthsof is in EDWP submarine A refit. ship’s a riod conductedbyindustry, analogous to operations onbehalfofCanada. at variouslevelsofreadiness to conduct period, a Victoria-class submarine canbe through tofulloperations.During the activities other and firing weapons ing, an extendeddocking work period, train- tive maintenanceconducted outside of sea trials,repairs, scheduled and correc- can rangefromto acycleofactivitiesthat other terms,theoperationalperiodrefers Work Period (SWP) of seven weeks. In operating cycleconcludes with aShort to conductplannedmaintenance.The allow thecrew, supportedfrom ashore, half-way through anoperatingcycleto The EDWP isadeepmaintenancepe- 2012 to2018 2011 to2017 2014 to2020 2017 to2022 Operational Period H of Canada. operations, asdirectedthe Government by relevance oftheplatform in theconductof necessary toensure continued safetyand tems with themaintenanceandupgrades providessubmarines’ 200-plussys- the EDWP The service. fleet returnto for rine maintenance periodtoprepare thesubma- HMCS Victoria u StatusofIndividualSubmarines: and SINKEX success. These activities have (RIMPAC) Pacific the of Rim the as such exercisesticipated invariousinternational tional cycle.Sincethen,Victoria haspar halfway pointofitscurrent 6-yearopera- MCS ational in 2012 and is approaching the Victoria wasdeclared fullyoper Extended Docking Next Scheduled W 2017 to2019 2021 to2022 2022 to2024 2019 to2021 ork Period HMCS Windsor-RCNPhoto - - Wikipedia STARS H E LL demonstrated the modern unique capabil- ities of the Victoria-class submarine while providing anti-submarine training for Ca- nadian and international maritime vessels. |

The cost of the EDWP refit for HMCS Summer 2014 Victoria was approximately $200 million. u HMCS Windsor

n December 2012, HMCS Windsor com- Ipleted its EDWP at the Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Scott in Halifax, NS, and began its 6-year operational cycle. Dur- ing sea trials, it was identified that one of Windsor’s generators experienced techni- cal difficulties and would have to bere- placed. In March 2014, Windsor was docked to allow crews to begin removing the defec- HMCS Corner Brook entering St. John’s, NFLD. harbour, date unknown. tive generator, installing the replacement generator and testing systems upon com- This contract highlights a key strategic u Canadian Submarine Fleet: pletion. This work is being done concur- knowledge sharing initiative and part- A Strategic Asset for Canada rently with normally scheduled mainte- nership between the RCN and industry. nance to minimize the impact of the repair HMCS Chicoutimi is now preparing to he Victoria-class submarine fleet is an effort and return Windsor to operations as return to sea and commence sea trials as Timportant strategic asset for Canada. soon as possible. part of its tiered readiness program. This Submarines are stealthy, lethal and persis- The current work period will be lever- program will certify the crew and all en- tent, making them ideal for surveillance aged to accelerate the planned upgrade gineering systems, with the aim of having and intelligence gathering. They enjoy of the submarine’s sonar processors with the submarine available for participation unparalleled freedom of action and inde- state-of-the-art bow sonar system equip- in a multi-national exercise planned for pendence to act at a time and place of the ment that was previously planned for in- the fall of 2014. government’s choosing. In an emerging stallation in 2016. To date, HMCS Windsor The cost of the EDWP refit for Chi- crisis, their presence can shape regional exercised with multi-national surface fleet coutimi is still being finalized. decision-making profoundly and, should assets in addition to Allied submarines deterrence fail, their lethality can contrib- proving an exceedingly capable subma- u HMCS Corner Brook ute decisively to combat operations, both rine. Windsor also participated in key bi- in defending surface forces and placing national exercises focused on continental MCS Corner Brook will enter its EDWP opposing forces at peril. defence. She is expected to return to sea Hat Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd., in Es- The versatility of these submarines is in late 2014. The cost of the EDWP refit for quimalt in July 2014. Under the Victoria unmatched, allowing them to operate in HMCS Windsor was approximately $209 in-service Support Contract, Babcock Can- any weather condition for periods of up million. ada Inc. will conduct the comprehensive to 60 days, and perform in a variety of maintenance, overhaul and upgrading ac- roles to fulfill Canada’s vision of having u HMCS Chicoutimi tivities typical of these deep-maintenance a balanced, multi-purpose and combat ef- periods, as well as repair damage HMCS fective naval fleet. They fill a wide array MCS Chicoutimi was undocked in No- Corner Brook incurred when it ran aground of naval roles, including fisheries patrols, Hvember 2013, with its maintenance in 2011. surveillance of all three oceans, support to being conducted by Babcock Canada at These repairs include the straightfor- maritime law enforcement and other gov- Victoria Shipyards Co. Ltd., Esquimalt, ward replacement of some external ma- ernmental departments, maintenance of BC. Chicoutimi successfully conducted terial and a fiberglass bow dome. Corner fleet skills, bilateral engagement with our a camber dive in April 2014, another key Brook is scheduled to remain in an extend- continental defence partner, participation milestone as the submarine nears the end ed docking work period until 2017. in NATO exercises, and deterrence of ter- of her EDWP. This is the first EDWP con- The cost of the EDWP refit for HMCS rorists, smugglers and polluters. ducted by industry under the Victoria In- Corner Brook will be available when the re- Success in maritime operations re- service Support Contract. fit is complete. quires an ability to have control above, on 9 Canadian Forces Photo pated in the first ever parachute ren- dezvous at sea practiced with Can- ada’s Patrol Pathfinders (Canadian Army paratroopers). The boat also

Summer 2014 conducted several sovereignty patrols | off Canada’s east coast for intelligence- gathering, surveillance and reconnais- sance. Since the end of her last deep maintenance period in 2012, Windsor h e ll S tars has spent a total of 174 days at sea.

• HMCS Corner Brook participated in various NATO and Canada/US ex- ercises, where it received high praise for its contribution as a simulated en- emy in order to assist in the training of NATO and US surface and air forces. Corner Brook deployed to the Arctic in support of The USNS Concord is seen sinking after being struck by a Mk48 torpedo fired by HMCS in August 2007 and again in August Victoria off Hawaii during a RIMPAC exercise on July 17, 2012. 2009, where it participated in a coun- ter-narcotics exercise and conducted and below the surface of the sea. This suc- u Highlights of the Victoria-class covert surveillance patrols in the vicin- cess requires balanced maritime forces, Achievements Are As Follows ity of Baffin Island. In March 2008 and and without submarines the effectiveness again in 2011, the boat also deployed of Canada’s other maritime assets would • HMCS Victoria fired the first RCN as part of . be diminished. No other asset in the Ca- Mk48 heavyweight warshot torpedo nadian Forces (CF) can rival the sheer de- sinking the decommissioned United u Victoria-class Personnel terrent impact of submarines. As a result States Navy ex-USNS Concord dur- Requirements of their unrivalled stealth, persistence and ing the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) lethality, the mere possibility that a sub- exercise in July 2012. This event was s of April 2014, there are 245 positions marine is operating undetected can alter a clearly visible indication of the le- Afilled by qualified submariners and the entire nature of a theatre of operations. thality of the Victoria-class weapon there are currently 60 sailors at various Canadian submarines are an impor- capability. Since 2012, Victoria has par- stages of their training within the Cana- tant element of Canada’s strategic rela- ticipated in various international ex- dian Submarine Force establishment. This tionship with the United States. Canada ercises which included working with is comprised of positions ashore as well as participates in a global ‘water space man- Special Forces during JOINT Exercise the crews of the submarines. agement’ regime which key allied subma- 2013 and various bi-national conti- members are rine operators use for the prevention of nental defence exercises. In addition, considered to be trained submariners mutual interference. As a member of the Victoria conducted the third Victoria- when they have passed the Basic Subma- ‘sub club,’ Canada gains privileged access class submarine deployment as part rine Course, completed the at-sea con- to intelligence that would otherwise be be- of Operation CARIBBE, a US-led, mul- solidation phase and passed an individual yond its means to attain. tinational effort to interdict drug traf- qualification board. Upon completion, Canada’s Victoria-class submarine fleet ficking in the waters of the Caribbean submariners receive the qualification has actively sailed since 2003. The sub- Basin and the Eastern Pacific. badge known as ‘Dolphins’ to signify they marines participated in exercises at home now hold the Submarine Qualification. and overseas during this time, patrolling • HMCS Windsor sailed from June 2005 our coastal areas—including the Arctic— to December 2006 and spent 146 days u Victoria In-Service Support and participating in international opera- at sea in 2006 alone. The boat partici- Contract (VISSC) tions such as Op CARIBBE, Canada’s par- pated in a number of large Canada/ ticipation in the multinational campaign US exercises; advanced and improved ubmarines are amongst the world’s against transnational organized crime by special operations forces capabilities Smost highly complex machines that combatting illicit trafficking in the Carib- and trained with Canadian ships in es- operate in an unforgiving environment. bean basin and the eastern Pacific Ocean. sential warfare skills. Windsor partici- This necessitates a highly rigorous material 10 STARS H E LL certification process to assure the safety of the crew and the submarine. This material certification is achieved through a time- based maintenance cycle which forms an Support | essential element of the operational cycle Summer 2014 of any class of submarine. In 2008, Canada’s Treasury Board ap- Your proved the expenditure of up to a maxi- mum of $1.5 billion over a period of up to 15 years for the in-service support for the Navy! Victoria-class submarines. The Victoria In-Service Support Contract (VISSC) was Past, Present awarded competitively to the Canadian Submarine Management Group, now re- and Future named Babcock Canada Inc. All Victoria-class extended docking work periods performed during the term of this contract, commencing with HMCS Chicoutimi, are funded and managed through the VISSC. In June 2013, the Gov- ernment of Canada exercised the first five- year extension option of this maintenance support contract, worth $531 million.

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Artist’s rendition of an AOPS. Canadian Arctic Shipping Initiatives … on Hold

By Jeffrey G. Gilmour

n 2005 the Arctic Strategy formed a key now be cutting steel in 2015 with the is now expected to be between 2017-2021.6 platform in this country’s ‘First Defence’ first AOPS to be delivered in 2018, five Not only does DND have to cut back policy document.1 In 2007 Ottawa then years after the first projected delivery on their capital projects, a report from the launched its ‘Northern Development date for these ships.4 Defence Science Advisory Board conclud- IStrategy,’ promising an array of capital ed that federal departments are failing to projects for the north to enhance our ‘sov- • A proposed $200 million High Arc- embrace the ‘Northern Strategy’ initia- ereignty’ capability, which included the tic Research Station is to be built at tives and that there is too much infighting following projects: Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. amongst the various federal departments.7 In 2009, Ottawa created the Canadian • $720 million for a conventionally- • A plan to build a $56 million deep- Economic Development Agency (CAN- powered icebreaker called the John water naval facility at the former lead- NOR). Beginning in 2012, the government G. Diefenbaker for the Canadian Coast zinc mine at Nanisivik on Baffin Island began focusing on economic development Guard.2 Unfortunately, the Vancouver was supposed to be operational by in the north, such as mining and oil and shipyard was scheduled to build both 2017. gas projects. This shift in priorities seems the icebreaker and the Royal Canadi- to indicate a move away from military se- an Navy’s new supply ships, but can For the foreseeable time, most of these curity and Arctic shipping initiatives in only handle one project at a time. The projects have been delayed on the basis the region. supply ships were given priority and that Ottawa is cutting back spending for as a result, the government will now all departments in order to balance the The Canadian Arctic Foreign Policy of have to spend an additional $55 mil- budget by 2015. The only positive an- 2010 emphasizes circumpolar partner- lion to keep the heavy duty icebreaker nouncement for the north coming from ship and stability with our Arctic neigh- Louis St. Laurent in the water until its the government recently has been the bours.8 With Canada now chairing the replacement arrives in 2022.3 long-promised Army Winter Warfare Cen- Council for the next several years, this tre based at Resolute Bay which is now body announced a number of broad • A planned fleet of between six to open for business. This year-round facil- themes, such as development for the peo- eight Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships ity will be shared with Natural Resources ple with a focus on responsible resource (AOPS) for the RCN are to be built at Canada.5 development, sustainable circumpolar the Irving Halifax shipyard at an es- Even the replacement of the 60-year old communities and safe Arctic shipping. timated cost in 2007 of $3.1 billion to Lee-Enfield rifles for the Canadian Rang- Hopefully it can be shown that for ex- build and $4.3 billion to maintain over ers has been delayed. DND recently an- panded economic growth in the north, their 25-year life cycle. Originally, the nounced they are unable to find $10 million sovereignty issues and Arctic shipping first ship was to be delivered in 2013. for the ten thousand rifles required, and concerns are integral to addressing eco- Irving has now stated that they will that the delivery date for these weapons nomic growth in the territories. 13 In order for resource development in the north to increase, facilities and infra- structure will have to be built to accommo- date these new ventures. This might mean

Summer 2014 an LNG terminal on the shore of the Beau- | fort Sea. Imperial Oil recently announced the company is seriously looking at a shift to LNG for the Mackenzie Delta gas as an alternative to shipping the commodity by h e ll S tars pipeline.9 Such a project proposal would not be David Parkins necessarily unique to the north. In the Globe and Mail early 1980s, a consortium of companies appeared before the National Energy Board to propose the Arctic Pilot Project. foreign commercial shipping. These new rescue stations along their shipping The intent was to transport gas on Melville routes save owners time and money in corridor. In Canada, at the present Island by pipeline to an LNG terminal and transporting their goods between Asia and time we must rely on search and res- then ship the product by ice-breaking Europe. Many critics argue that Canada is cue aircraft based at Trenton, Ontario tankers to east coast markets. It was esti- now competing with Russia in developing or Winnipeg, Manitoba. mated during the 20 year life of the project safe commercial shipping routes. If this that 50 billion m3 of natural gas would be is indeed the case, we should be looking (d) Russia has built sixteen deep wa- exported from Drake Point. at ways to improve the viability of ship- ter ports in the Arctic. Canada has In order for the safe shipping of the ping in our Arctic Ocean for both foreign only one located at Churchill, Mani- resource commodities from the northern ship traffic and our own transporting of toba, nearly 2,000 kilometers south of resource projects, aids to navigation will resource commodities from the three ter- the Northwest Passage. The proposal have to be improved to accommodate ritories. to build a naval base at Nanisivik on large commercial carriers. Hydrographic Several Arctic experts have conceded Baffin Island has been delayed until at charts have to be enhanced if ship traffic that we are already losing the race with least 2017. increases in our Arctic Ocean. Search and the Russians when it comes to the de- Rescue bases must be established in the velopment of shipping operations in the (e) The Chinese, South Koreans, the north, such as Inuvik and , to reach Arctic. John Higginbotham from Carleton Ukraine and the Russians are all 13 ships in distress in a timely manner oper- University in Ottawa remarks that Rus- building new icebreakers. Russia ating in our waters. sian President Putin regards the Arctic as alone plans to build thirty new ice- 11 Recently, officials in British Colum- a clear priority for him. Michael Byers breakers for their fleet by 2030, with bia warned the province that it lacks the from the University of a mixed group of diesel-electric and ability to manage oil spills offshore from notes a number of comparisons concern- nuclear-powered vessels. In 2007, existing and future oil traffic.10 The notes ing the progress made between the two they launched the Fifty Years of Vic- 12 go on to say that Ottawa’s decision to circumpolar nations: tory, a nuclear icebreaker able to break 14 deal with coastal oil spills from a base in 2.5 metres of ice at speed. Three ice- Québec would make it much harder to (a) Byers quotes President Putin in breakers capable of transiting in 1.5 contain spills, and Transport Canada and 2011: metres of ice are expected to be de- the Coast Guard lack the needed ‘environ- livered in 2015. It is anticipated that mental expertise’ to manage such spills. “I want to stress the importance of the Canada’s new icebreaker will not be 15 Based on BC’s concerns, you can only Northern Sea Route as an international ready for service until 2022. imagine the problem with the same feder- transport artery that will rival traditional al agencies dealing with an oil spill in Arc- trade lanes in service fees, security and (f) Some 421 commercial vessels ap- tic waters at night in the middle of winter. quality.” plied for permission to use the North- You would have to contend with possibly ern Sea Route in 2013, accompanied by 16 thick ice conditions in poor weather and (b) Professor Byers notes that Russia two dozen icebreakers. In Canada, ocean currents shifting the oil to other re- uses icebreakers to escort commercial only 61 tankers and cargo ships en- mote environmentally sensitive areas in foreign vessels in the Northern Sea tered our northern waters in 2012 and the region. Route and charges them fees for this most of these ships were related to With climate change and the melting service. community resupply. of the sea ice earlier each year, Arctic wa- ters are becoming much more viable for (c) Russia plans to build ten search and (g) President Putin recently announ- 14 STARS H E LL ced he is reopening a military base in the New Siberian Is- marketplace in shipping goods and material worldwide. This lands to protect ships in transit. In September 2013, a Russian includes building ships now which can operate year round in Navy squadron led by the nuclear-powered cruiser Peter the the Arctic to monitor and regulate all foreign vessels entering Great, visited the archipelago.17 our Arctic waters. Canada must have the capability to enforce | our legislation in these waters from ships operated by both Summer 2014 (h) Rob Huebert from the University of Calgary, also noted the RCN and Coast Guard year round.22 They must have the there is a significant difference in the way the two countries ships and equipment to carry out such tasks sooner than later. control shipping inside their territorial waters.18 Ottawa has now made it mandatory for all foreign vessels entering our Arctic waters to report their presence to comply with our en- vironmental laws and regulations. The Russians make ship operators request permission on entering their waters and then charge them a fee to proceed in a convoy and be escorted by icebreakers.

(i) For decades Canada has been unable to resolve a maritime boundary dispute in the Beaufort Sea with the US. Russia has recently concluded a boundary treaty with Norway that Endnotes has settled an area of 175,000 km2 of seabed between the two countries. 1 M. Den Tandt, Calgary Herald, 19 August 2013. 2 S. Kent, Calgary Sun, 4 November 2012. (j) Byers has noted that there has been no offshore drilling in 3 Calgary Herald, 12 October 2013. Canadian Arctic waters since 2006.19 Russia currently gener- 4 Globe & Mail, 22 August 2013, p. A5. 5 ates 20% of its GDP from resource projects in the Arctic. Chi- Calgary Herald, 16 August 2013. 6 na advanced $60 billion to the state-owned company Rosneft Ottawa Citizen, 27 September 2013. 7 Globe & Mail Editorial, 13 August 2013. to develop offshore fields. At the same time, Rosneft entered 8 P. W. Lackenbauer, Globe & Mail, 20 Aug. 2013. into a joint venture of $50 billion in the Arctic offshore, while 9 Globe & Mail, 18 October 2013. Gazprom signed a similar deal with Royal Dutch Shell. 10 Globe & Mail, 26 August 2013. 11 Calgary Herald, 20 August 2013. (k) One area Canada could enhance its Arctic surveillance ca- 12 Globe & Mail, 12 August 2013, p. A9. 20 pability is using high altitude drones and satellites. It has 13 Simon Kent, Calgary Sun, 4 November 2012. been reported that Ottawa is considering a proposal from 14 ibid., footnote 11. Northrop Grumman to purchase three Global Hawk drones 15 ibid., footnote 3. that can operate in all weather up to 20,000 metres for 35 hours. 16 Calgary Herald, 20 August 2013. 17 Calgary Herald, 4 October 2013. 18 (l) There have already been concerns by Canadian companies Globe & Mail, 23 August 2013. 19 using the Northwest Passage.21 Baffin Iron Mines Corp. is ibid., footnote 11. 20 Globe & Mail, 3 May 2012. building one of the largest iron ore mines in the world on Baf- 21 Globe & Mail, 18 October 2013. fin Island. The $750 million Mary River Mine is due to open 22 Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act of 1970 (AWPPA); Arctic in 2015 and shipping the ore to Europe. The company has Marine Traffic System (NORDEREG) now becomes mandatory and stated they will not be using the Northwest Passage because extends from 100 to 200 NM – 2008. their bulk carriers have a daught of up to 19 metres and some waters in the passage are only 15 metres deep. For over twenty years, Jeffrey Gilmour served as a senior manager Several foreign countries are currently building heavy duty and lawyer in the Department of Justice and represented the Govern- icebreakers for use in Arctic waters. This includes transit of ment of the Northwest Territories before various federal tribunals. In our Arctic Ocean. Because of changing ice conditions in these 1998 he completed his term as Secretary to Cabinet and Deputy Minister waters as a result of climate change, it is reasonable to assume to the Executive, Government of the Northwest Territories. For the past that ship traffic will increase in most circumpolar countries, in- twelve years he continued his interest in administrative law by partici- cluding Canada. In addition, we will also have to accommo- pating as a board member on the recent Energy Resources Conservation date the shipping demands of Canadian resource companies Board which was dissolved in June 2013. For the past fifteen years, he shipping their product to global markets from the territories. has been a Research Associate with the Arctic Institute of North America In order to effectively compete on the world stage, Canada (AINA) which is affiliated with the University of Calgary, and since must construct the necessary buildings and infrastructure in 2005 has served as Honorary Consul for the Republic of Mali in Alberta. the north to meet the demands of the domestic and foreign Jeff is a member ofº Calgary Branch. 15 Summer 2014 | From the bridge Jim Carruthers | National President | [email protected] h e ll S tars

t has been slightly over a year since our Victoria meet- • Develop a strong, dynamic nationwide organiza- ings where I became President and this is my fifth From tion. the Bridge column. In these columns I have attempted to • Explain to government leaders and Canadian citi- communicate: zens why Canada needs a strong Navy. I • Do this while maintaining and strengthening what • The state of our Association and our vision for the we have now. future. • The way ahead—what could be done at the Branch We have made significant progress over the past year level to widen and grow our membership thereby due to the hard work of our members. Congratulations, growing NAC. and our thanks are due:

While wholesale changes to our governance were man- • Branches, who have opened up their membership dated by the new government legislation regarding not- and changed their names to NAC as a signal of this for-profit rules and regulations, I submit we benefitted openness. This was not an easy task, particularly in greatly as we took the time in the year leading up to the the case of our older members. However, as a direct last AGM to reconsider how we were doing things. At the result of their foresight we have, for the first time, Victoria meetings we adopted a new governance approach the Commander of the RCN and formation comm- based on individual membership [many Canadian not-for- anders on both coasts as members of their respective profits are still struggling with the changes or have failed Branches. This would not have happened if we had to qualify because they have not moved away from “the remained as NOAC. way we always have done our business” which is no lon- • The Ottawa Branch, which has increased member- ger acceptable under the new legislation]. As a result, at ship to almost 400 with members ranging from this fall’s upcoming meetings we will for the first time be naval cadets to CRCN including the RCN CPO. electing a National Board where you as an individual have • Ottawa and Branches, which have a direct vote. The Board will be different, and National staged ‘best of class’ National Conferences and in direction will be designed to sustain the collegial work of Ottawa’s case, two outstanding BOA Galas with att- the branches and enhance our national role by focusing on endance by the nation’s leadership. These functions fundamental support to Canada’s Navy. have generated approximately $140K—these are the As we have discussed, every country with a strong funds needed to generate new National naval affairs Navy has a strong association/institute which helps to initiatives [see my FTB in the Spring 2014 edition of educate its government leaders and citizens as to the need Starshell for further details]. The organizing teams for a navy. Canada however, does not. Canada needs such have dedicated countless hours to these tasks pro- a group and many believe our NAC is the group to do this viding the seed money that our National efforts job. need to grow and support our Navy. Most if not all other countries also provide funding for • Nominees for the National Board of Directors, such an institute. Since we do not have access to Public whose names you will see elsewhere in this issue. Funds we must supplement the important work of sup- These individuals have stepped up to the plate off- porting our Navy by also spending considerable time and ering to give of both their time and money as nec- effort in generating the necessary funds. essary to help guide our Association on its new So, ‘our mission should we be willing to accept it,’ is to: path. 16 STARS H E LL • Our outgoing Board who have worked to make the With the changes implemented through our new By- changes and put in place the necessary governance. laws and Articles of Continuance, some concern has been expressed that the input from Branches may be lacking. For the past nine years, Derek Greer has served as our Several ideas have been discussed over the past months | financial rock. The financial administration of the Associa- with the result that I will be proposing we establish an Summer 2014 tion was revamped by Derek and put on the solid footing Advisory Committee composed of all Branch Presidents we now have. His work is perhaps invisible to most mem- so they have direct input to the Board on any issues they bers, however, it is well known to Branch Treasurers who deem important. We will appoint a Chair of the Advi- have at hand Derek’s guidance helping them navigate the sory Committee at the first meeting of the ‘new’ Board. sometimes confused waters of a Canadian not-for-profit. Branch membership is the backbone of NAC. A prior- Derek is now looking to pass the torch and King Wan has ity in the coming year must be how we expand to bring agreed to carry it on. BZ Derek! in more Canadians who believe in the need for a strong I am sure you will agree that our website has seen tre- Navy. The two coastal cities offer a large base of both mendous improvement over the past year as Bob Bush has serving and recently retired folks we have to date failed to put in countless hours. Branch Presidents were consulted attract. A Membership Committee will focus on member- as to where we go from here with the result that a major ship growth nationwide. revamp of the website is underway so that we will have a Naval Affairs will be the primary focus of National. The NAC presence which will work across all modern media funds generated by NAC-O and NAC-VI are intended to including mobile devices. We will move from an internal- support a much expanded effort in this area. Should he ly focused website to provide a face to the outside world be elected to the Board I hope Dan Sing will take up the and help explain why Canada needs a strong Navy. This position of Vice-President of NAC and Chair of the Naval has been made possible through the funding from Branch Affairs Committee. activities. I hope we can look to Bob to remain as Web- A common thread in all of this is the need for strong master. Branches. Membership growth can only happen through In our effort to reach Canadians, Richard Archer is lead- local effort and as I hope this short note illustrates, the ing development of an ‘outreach program’ including a funding necessary to support all National efforts origi- presentation and the ‘how to’. Richard has trialed it on a nates with the hard work at the Branch level. number of service clubs and is developing a plan for how to The way our new governance works, as is the case for select important community leaders so as to ensure the sto- most corporations, is that the new Board at its first meet- ry gets in front of those local leaders we need to educate as ing will select the officers of the corporation. I will pro- the need for a strong RCN. We will appoint a Chair of Out- pose the Board consider Ken Lait as Secretary, King Wan reach and I hope Richard will accept. Again, financial sup- as Treasurer and myself as President. Yours aye, port flows from the funds raised by NAC-O and NAC-VI. Jim

The Little Known Navy By Fraser McKee

D-Day Minesweeping Orders

For anyone who may be inclined to think that invasion minesweeping is for Reserve amateurs, the following quote is taken from the Operational Orders for the RN’s M/S-1 that swept down Channel 9 to SWORD Beach just east of the Canadian Juno Beach:

INSTRUCTIONS TO SO M/S 1: 9 A) THE CLEARANCE OF CHANNEL 9 IS TO BE CONTINUED TO THE LOWERING POINT REGARDLESS OF ENEMY INTERFERENCE AND CASUALTIES. B) IN THE EVENT OF ENEMY ATTACK THE SWEEPING FORMATION MUST BE PRESERVED AND THE ATTACK FOUGHT OFF WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE MEANS. C) NO SHIP MUST BE ALLOWED TO SINK IN THE SWEPT CHANNEL.

17 18 Starshell | Summer 2014 F F was necessaryinthecontextofmodernRCN. that change a generational reflect rather but NOAC, the I wouldliketoreassure youthattheywere nottheend of there has been much discussion about these changes, but new Bylaws thatincorporatethechangesnecessitatedby ticles ofContinuance(replacing ourLettersPatent)and try Canada. We also received approval of our new Ar at allastheir inclusion in the Act made it unnecessary to items mandatory, some optional and some not required its direction on the Bylaws, Industry Canada made certain dustry Canadaapproved theRequestforContinuance. In ganization’s purposeswere charitablepurposesbefore In- was alsorequired thatCRA beconsultedtoensure theor it not-for-profit, a As Act. the of provisions mandatory that ourBylawsbewrittentoensure theyincludedsome Letters Patentbereplaced by Articles of Continuanceand countability. As noted earlier, the Act required that our Corporations Act was rewritten toputin place that ac- Not-for-Profit more accountable. As such, the Canada more inlinewithcorporate Canadainorder tomakethem be to needed Canada in organizations not-for-profit plus Canada Revenue 17,000 Agency (CRA)determinedthe F WHAT this informationtoNationalforthatpurpose. under the Act for themembership register andforwarding sponsible forgatheringthepersonal information required vidual joinsoneofthese14Branches.TheBranchisre- not incorporate at all. To be a member of NAC, an indi- some provincially incorporatedandsomehavechosento gram. Some have chosen to befederallyincorporated, Board ofDirectors andorganizes andruns itsownpro- Each Branchhasitsownconstitutionandbylaws, across the countrywho are entitiesintheirown right. located Branches affiliated 14 with association national

WHAT HAS NOTCHANGED? TheNACremains a Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act.Iknowthat just a name change that was approvedjust anamechangethat Indus- by the Naval Association ofCanada.Butitwasnot became officially we spring this and transforming or thelasttwoyears, Association hasbeen HAS CHANGED?IndustryCanadaandthe The front desk Ken Lait | ExecutiveDirector | [email protected] - - their proxy voteoptionandmakeyourvoice count. all who cannotattendthe hope that AGM willexercise under Governance. I website NAC National and onthe included in thisStarshelledition(seepages20through 22) form and instructions for havingyourproxy counted are make yourvoiceheard in yourassociation.Theproxy vote, aproxyprocedure voting you can isinplacesothat and person in attend to unable those For 2014. October 4 on Ottawa in AGM the at you of many seeing to ward and aninfusionofnewmemberseachyear. We lookfor rotational basis. This will ensure continuityinexperience is intendedthere willbeaturn-overofDirectors onthat for elections of approximately one-third of the Board as it Board butinthefollowingyearsthere will onlybeaneed rectors toathree yearterm.Thelistthis yearisforafull new requirements. coming 2014 AGM is the first we will conduct under these President andChairsofthevariouscommittees. Theup- It isthenthePresident’s responsibility toselect the Vice- (Secretary,the Association Treasurerof andExecutiveDirector forexample). Officers for appointments make and Board toelecttheBoard Chairman/Association President and registered members of theNAC.Itthenfallsto rectors istheresponsibility ofindividualswhoare paidup accepts andagreesthem. Voting with the at AGM for Di- accepting nominationforaDirector position,thenominee by and Act, the in defined fully are Directors of abilities li- and responsibilities ethical and fiduciary personal, the longer automaticifoneisaBranchPresident. Theduties, member tobeaDirector andthepositionofDirector isno and this means that anymember can nominate anyother Nominations are madebyindividuals in theassociation Under thenewBylaws,allDirectors mustbenominated. tre intherequired portionsoftherewrite oftheBylaws. rights andresponsibilities ofDirectors were front andcen- repeat themlocally. The issues of membership, voting The Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations ActlimitsDi- Corporations Not-for-Profit Canada Yours aye, Ken - STARS H E LL Submarines • Past • Present and Future | NAC Conference 2014 Summer 2014 ‘Submarines: Past, Present and Future’ at the National Arts Centre, Ottawa October 2nd, 2014

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The Naval Association of Canada will gather in Ottawa for its Annual General Meeting and Conference this October. An exciting program is already being planned for 1-5 October 2014 starting with a gathering of members on Wednesday evening, October 1st to welcome all delegates as they arrive. The NAC Conference will be held on Thursday, October 2nd at the National Arts Centre with a relevant, interesting and important program of speakers all focused on ‘Subma- rines, Past, Present and Future.’ The Conference adds value to the Annual General Meeting activities which will be held on Friday and Saturday, which includes both the business schedule of events and also a great ‘Partner’s Program’ for all days of the event. Ottawa is so beautiful at this time of the year, with the leaves on the turn. Therefore, we have already planned for a bus trip to Park. Other equally exciting activities will be offered to NAC members and their supportive partners. The NAC is also working closely with UNTD members to combine activities, all with a goal of supporting the Navy, the NAC AGM and Conference. A Sunday morning program at the Bytown Mess will conclude the activities and we hope that all members will attend. See the link for on-line registration in the header above.

The Lord Elgin Hotel is again the official NAC hotel for this event and registration can be secured easily with a special rate of $169 plus applicable taxes. NAC delegates can phone 1-613-236-3333, 1-800-267-4298 or email [email protected] to make their reservations.

Plan to attend now! • See on-line registration link above.

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19 20 Starshell | Summer 2014 Starshell. be available at that location in addition to the following two pages in this issue of NAC National site as they are received. The Proxy Form and instructions will also ca nomination formsisavailableontheNACNationalwebsite at www.navalassoc. tion ofCanada,NationalBoard ofDirectors. Thebackground provided ontheir The followinglistof17candidateshaveagreed tostandfortheNavalAssocia- Biographies for all candidates have been requested and will be posted on the Anne Zuliani Ed Williams William Thomas Chris Tebbs Dan Sing Mike Morres Rod Hughes Dave Hudock Moyra Haney Tony Goode John Dugan Eric Deslauriers David Cooper Brian Cook Jim Carruthers Murray Bialek John Anderson CANDIDATE LOCATION Naval Association ofCanada Election ofDirectors Thunder Bay, Ontario St. John’s, Newfoundland Toronto, Ontario Calgary, Alberta Ottawa, Ontario Victoria, BritishColumbia Victoria, BritishColumbia Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Halifax, NovaScotia Red Deer, Alberta Ottawa, Ontario Victoria, BritishColumbia Vancouver, BritishColumbia Ottawa, Ontario Calgary, Alberta Toronto, Ontario # STARS H E LL PROXY FORM For The Naval Association of Canada ~ Annual General Meeting ~ 4 October 2014 | • Instructions on Reverse • Summer 2014

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QUESTIONS: 1. First, the easy one: Name the three greatest maritime disasters of the early 20th Century. 2. Then the harder one: Who was the prominent personage to figure large in all three of the above?

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NAC Endowment Fund Report ~ Year ending March 31st, 2014 “Outstanding Results … Thank You!” his past year, your Endowment Fund gave out $24,000 in grants of which the two largest were for support to the veterans’ care facility in Victoria, Broadmead ($6,000) and Sea Cadet scholarships ($5,000). Based on feedback from our members, Twe will be increasing support for the Sea Cadet scholarships to $7,000 this year and by further amounts in future years. For your ready information, your Endowment Fund has granted $100,000 to 19 projects across Canada over the past five years and aggregate investments are now approximately $700,000, double the balance of five years ago. Three hundred donors … a record number … gave $62,000 this past year led by Ottawa Branch which doubled their previous year’s aggregate contribution. The largest donation was from the Estate of Fred Crickard who bequeathed $20,000 in his Will to the Endowment Fund. Please consider leaving a legacy to the NAC Endowment Fund as a beneficiary in your ill.W Your fund serves as a catalyst in supporting Branch projects. If half of all members gave at least $100 annually, we could reach $1,000,000 in four years time which would allow annual grants of $50,000. Please help us achieve our goal and give generously to the NAC Endowment Fund — all donations are eligible for income tax receipts. A handy donation form appears below. Please note that the Canada Revenue Agency has recently approved our change of name and all cheques should now be made out payable to the “NAC Endowment Fund.” On behalf of your Trustees… Brooke Campbell, Larry Fournier, Reg Kowalchuk, Doug Plumsteel and Peter Chipman # A list of Gifts for the year ending March 31st, 2014 follows on page 24. PLEASE COMPLETE, CLIP AND MAIL YOUR DONATION TO:

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$1000 or Above James Haseltine Sheilagh Derbyshire G. Lowden S. M. Ross Carl Kenning J. Dodgson Peter Lynch Sterling Ross Estate of Fred Crickard Michael Hoare John Doell James MacAlpine Sheldon Rowell Peter Drage George Kearney Karl Doell Bob McIlwaine Keith Ruddy h e ll S tars Brooke Campbell Richard Line Robert Dougan M. MacIntosh M. T. Saker Ron Harrison John Mason Richard Duffield Bob Mackay Robert Savage Ken Lait John Nash Ralph Edwards Donald McKay John Schmidt Rolfe Monteith Kenneth Nason John Elliott Roddy MacKenzie George Schober William Wilder Harry Palmer Michael Ellis Dave McKinnell Graham Scott Stan Parker Victor Gary Ernst Owen MacLean Kenneth Scott $250 to $999 Edward Pratt Roger Evans Duncan MacRae J. V. Searle Fred Roots Frank Fenn C. D. Maginley Bill Shead Robert Baugniet Paul Roquet Joan Field C. Manore Peter Shenstone Peter Campbell Barbara Rowell Mark Fletcher Cecily Manore William Sheppard F. M. Chisholm Robert Savage John Foreman Rowland Marshall Glen Sim Patrick Crofton Donald Scott Angus Fraser John Mason James Sine Herbert Dow Calvin Smith David Frayer Douglas Matthews Jan Slaughter Larry Fournier Howie Smith Jackie Gibbs Douglas Meredith Gordon Smith Bryan Gooch Cedric Steele David Gilbert Aubrey Millard Elaine Sonaldson George Goossen James Thompson Saul Glass David Mitchell Kendall Sparkes John Grant Peter Ward John Goudy George Moore Margaret Steele John Gruber Robert White Donald Grant Michael Moore Robert Stephens Ralph Hennessy Bruce Wilson Christopher Gunn Russell Moore Hugh Stewart Reg Kowalchuk Jerry Wynnyk Doug Hain William Moore Finlay Sterling J. D. Leitch Anne-Marie Halle Joseph Mogentale Hector Swain Joseph MacBrien $25 to $100 Donald Hamilton Vern Murison Ken Summers Rod McCloy Robert Hand John Nash Pierre Taillon Robert Montgomery Robert Allen Gary Hatton Elizabeth Nicholson Maurice Tate Michael Morres D. Warren Allin Bruce Hayes Robert Nixon Bill Taylor Charles Nicholson John Anderson Ed Healey David O’Brien William Taylor Lorna Peers Richard Archer Pauline Heard John O’Connor Ken Thom Doug Plumsteel David Ashley Roberta Higgins J. F. M. O’Connor Allan Thomas Kendall Sparkes Jim Atwood C. J. Hill M. H. E. Page S. Tomlinson Gerald Stanford J. E. Austin Doug Hinchcliffe Harry Palmer Thomas Treherne Robert Thomas David Beard Roy Hindle Mike Page Migs Turner Eric Van Allen Melvin Baird Geraldine Hinton Alexander Park D. G. Ulrich J. Van Haastrecht Cecil Baker Michael Hodgson Walter Pastorius B. Vanfleet Rachael Wyatt Richard Baker John Horrick Gordon Patterson Paul Wagner Anne Zuliani Christopher Barker Bill Howie Eleanor Peden W. J. Waldron Ray Zuliani Sonja Bata Bill Hughes Hugh Peden Roger Walker Pierre Beaudet Sam Huntington Francis Pelletier Don Wand $101 to $249 Marcel Belanger Andy Irwin Lindsay Penny D. J. Ward Peter Bey Robert Jenkins Ron Plumsteel John Webber Fred Abbott Bill Bialkowski Pat Jessup J. M. Reid Lorne Wheeler Timothy Addison Jean Bienvenue Bill Killam Gaston Pettigrew A. J. Whitehouse Thomas Allan Murray Bowles Charles Knight Michael Richard Nigel Whiteley Heather Armstrong Edmond Bowkett A. Knight-Gorman John Pickford Simon Whitlow Phil Bissell Bill Broughton Murray Knowles Bill Plunkett Donald Whittemore Bonita Bowkett Gerald Brushett J. Kraft H. T. Porter B. L. Wilkins S. W. Brygadyr Gur Buchholtzer Ivo Krupka L. F. Porter Frank Williams Babcock Canada Ltd. Roy Busby Thomas Kuiper Tim Porter Lloyd Williams David Collins Mervyn Cameron William Kydd Kevin Power Bruce Wilson James Crook Donald Casey Cullis Lancaster Edward Pratt Donald Wilson James Cumming Joanne Castrucci Robert Lane R. Prentice Hill Wilson William Davis Walter Charron Jocelyn Lapointe Peter Reader Dave Winkler A. W. Driega Peter Chipman James Leamy John Reid Christina Winter Dave Edwards Michael Clark Richard Lear Harry Richardson John Woodbury Peter Fane Julie Cormier John Linscott Sherry Richardson Harry Woznow Sam Goodwin David Critoph James Little John Rackham Jerry Wynnyk William Graham James Dean John Littlefair Donald Raven Keith Young John Gruber Edith Dayton Ian Livermore Paul Roggeveen 24 STARS H E LL deceased can be submitted for inclusion in an Honour Roll. In- Mail call structions and other details on how to apply for the badge can be found in the following web page: Letters to the editor http://www.gchq.gov.uk/history/pages/bletchley-park-commemorative-badge.aspx | David Freeman, NAC Victoria Summer 2014

UNTiDY TALES (See “UNTiDY Tales” 70th Anniversary Edition,” Book Review, p.25, HEATHER ARMSTRONG HONOURED Starshell No. 66, Spring 2014.) DR (Ret’d) Heather Armstrong of NAC Ottawa was present- read Fraser McKee’s review of Bob Williamson’s book on the Ced with a Spirit of Military Families Coin by HRH Prince IUNTiDYs with interest. That programme deservedly had long Charles on May 19th for her years of support to military families legs and one can only admire the zeal of its members to maintain while she was both in the Navy and as a public servant. She was the memory. But the tradition of the naval reserve officer’s train- nominated by the Halifax ing programmes to provide both Regular and Reserve officers to MFRC and the text read by the RCN did not die with unification. I am an alumnus of the HRH is as follows: “The Spir- Reserve Officers University Training Programme (ROUTP). Its it of Military Families Coin successor, the Naval Reserve Officer Cadet (NROC) (clumsily is awarded to individuals named in my view) and the Reserve Entry Scheme – Officers who have made a noticeable (RESO) have perpetuated the fine tradition of the UNTD. I can and significant contribution only guess what the scheme is called now. to the wellbeing of military But we who are part of the successor programmes are not con- families.” Prince Charles sidered part of the UNTD family. There seems little point in try- presented the Coin to Heath- ing to establish a post-UNTD group when we could be part of the er for her dedication, leader- whole. Perhaps the UNTD leadership will consider this? ship, compassion and out- David Collins, Victoria, BC standing contributions made in laying the foundation for am writing concerning the excellent article on the UNTDs, the creation of the Shearwa- Iof which I am also a past member. The review by Mr. McKee ter Military Family Resource however, neglects to mention the role my father, who was then Centre and for the changes CORD/COND, played in the formation of the UNTD. Com- she stewarded throughout mander Baker was the brains behind the idea, however it was my her career on behalf of Canadian Forces families. Congratula- father’s backing and influence that made it happen. He never tions Heather! mentioned it but I came across a defence paper which I sent to John Pickford, NAC Ottawa Cdr Williamson some time ago that contains the information. My father is long dead and would be most annoyed at any SUBMARINER’S WARTIME MEMOIRS attempt on my part to seek recognition for him but I am inter- he wartime memoirs of Canada’s most highly decorated sub- th ested in his career as you can imagine, and this was a significant Tmariner will be launched on August 6 at the Royal British achievement. Columbia Museum in Victoria. The event is part of “West Coast Rees Brock, QC Submarine Week,” commemorating 100 years of Canadians in submarines. It’s Not the Ships recounts the experiences of the late Frederick H. Sherwood, LCdr RCNVR, DSC & Bar, from the time The briefing room he joined the RCNVR in 1933 until 1946. During WWII, Freddie served in the Royal Navy’s submarine service for five years and Assorted items of interest became the first Canadian to command a RN boat. It’s Not the Ships has drawn enthusiastic reviews from Cana- dian submariners and naval historians. “Only a few Canadi- ATTENTION ALL ‘SPOOKS’ ans have commanded a submarine during wartime,” explained n behalf of Her Majesty’s Government, GCHQ is delighted Cmdre Larry Hickey, RCN (Ret’d), a former submariner. “As Oto recognize the vital service of those who worked at Bletch- such, Sherwood is an important part of Canadian submarine his- ley Park and its outstations during WWII by presenting surviv- tory. His memoir fills a void—it’s the first one ever of a wartime ing veterans with a commemorative badge. These outstations in- Canadian submarine commander, and it’s well told.” Naval his- clude Canada. If you know of anyone who served in this capacity torian Captain Wilf Lund RCN (Ret’d), also a former submariner, (including Wrens), please advise them accordingly. The names of those who would have been eligible for recognition but are now THE BRIEFING ROOM is concluded on page 36. 25 70th Anniversary of D-Day, Juno Beach, Normandy By Andy Irwin with Tom Dykes Summer 2014 |

uno Beach was a great deal more that momentous event of 70 years ago but welcoming on this warm spring it was also a celebration of joy in which day than it was on that Tuesday Canadians and their French hosts could h e ll S tars morning 70 years ago. The sky thank those veterans who attended. Jwas clear blue, the temperature was in the There was so much going on before the high 20s and the atmosphere was electric. official ceremony. We witnessed a D-Day There were thousands of visitors in a sea of fly-past of a Lancaster and two Spitfires in red and white and they were in fine form. their D-Day livery. All around were Jeeps It was a celebratory event and so many and a variety of period trucks driven by had traveled from Canada to be at Juno to people in vintage uniforms. Canadian applaud all those ‘Young Men’ who were representatives included RCMP, Canadian able to revisit the site of their exploits in military cadets, French military and even 1944. It was a great sight, thousands of some Ontario Provincial Police officers. Canadian family members, military and By 1500 the public seating areas were Andy and his wife Elaine during the 70th students, mingled with French military packed, but crowds were still arriving. Anniversary celebrations at Juno Beach. and civilians on this auspicious occasion. Most veterans were in their assigned seat- On that decisive day, June 6th, 1944, I ...... ing area then an announcement was made was serving in HMCS Algonquin in her that the ceremony would not start at the role as escort to HMS Hilary, flagship for my dignity. It’s amazing what a roll of designated time of 1700. Although there Force J (Juno). Aboard Hilary was MGen duct tape can do! During the flight Mrs. were some rumblings of discontent from R. F. L. Keller, commander of the 3rd Ca- Harper came down the aisles handing out many who had been in the area for hours, nadian Division and his staff. After drop- chocolate-chip cookies. She was asked we were all aware that on this special day ping Hilary at her designated location, we where they were made and replied, “In the there were events on at all of the D-Day proceeded inshore. From 0700 to 0745, we kitchen at Sussex Drive.” beaches. carried out our bombardment from about After landing at Deauville, Normandy, Just east of us at Sword Beach was the 1,700 yards off Bernières-sur-Mer. we drove to the Hotel Adagio, Caen. That international event attended by Her Maj- My journey to Juno on this occasion was afternoon we attended a ceremony at esty Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, more comfortable and relaxing. On June which French Admiral Brac de la Perrière President Obama, Prime Minister Harper 3rd my wife Elaine and I flew from Ottawa presented Canadian, British and American and many other dignitaries. The delay aboard a Canadian Forces airbus. I was veterans with the 70th Anniversary Com- was due to the inevitable speech time one of 104 Canadian veterans being ferried memorative Medallion. On June 5 we left overruns. to Juno courtesy of Veterans Affairs Can- Caen on the short drive to the Canadian Eventually our special guests arrived, ada. A Toronto EMS team, a doctor and War Cemetery at Bény-sur-Mer. At the Prince Charles and his wife Camilla ac- nurse accompanied us. Because we were cemetery, Prime Minister Harper and his companied by Prime Minister Harper and carrying so much oxygen, the flight ceiling wife, along with Veterans Affairs Minister his wife. Prime Minister Harper, Prince was 22,000 feet and this had an impact on Fantino, laid wreaths on behalf of the na- Charles and Minister Fantino each spoke fuel consumption. On our outbound and tion. Also attending was MGen Richard to the assembly. Ms. Jean Miso of Ottawa inbound journeys we made fuel stops at Rohmer who spoke about his D-Day expe- sang an original song, We’ll Never Forget. Gander. I had the privilege of sitting on riences. After the ceremony we returned She also signed as she sang for those who the flight deck for takeoff from Ottawa to Caens. were deaf. and landing at Gander. June Beach, June 6th, 2014 was packed The 70th Anniversary Ceremony was, Despite the relative low altitude, the solid. We left Caen at around 1400 for the not withstanding the delay, a remarkable flight was smooth. There were only two 30 minute drive. Security all through the event. Everything was so well done and I memorable in-flight occurrences. During D-Day Beaches area was very apparent. must congratulate all who were part of the the flight over I was doing some- exer Police and military were everywhere. planning. Further thanks go to the people cise stretches when the seam of my pants The weather was beautiful and there of Normandy in particular and the French burst! This was entertaining for my fellow was an amazing atmosphere. It was to people in general for their hospitality and vets, but it was Toronto EMS who saved be a ceremony to celebrate and remember support of this great event. 26 STARS H E LL Canadian naval heritage | Summer 2014 “This will have to do!” The serialized naval memoirs of RAdm Robert Philip ‘Bob’ Welland DSC & Bar, MiD, psc, Officer of the Legion of Merit (USA), RCN

Part Four ~ ‘Simba’ and ‘Sambo’

We left Admiral Welland in Part Three having tion to take part in the competition; they were leading. Landymore slowed the beat just described their Midshipmen’s prowess at were men about thirty years old, sporty and let them gain a bit, then he pushed competitive swimming as well as racing whal- businessmen with potbellies and going us to the finish line. We did not capsize ers and eights while in the Far East. At the bald. But they stroked their boats smooth- and won by twenty yards. In the second suggestion of Mid Bill Landymore, his fellow ly and knew what they were doing. They race Landymore said he would start fast Canadian who was coxswain of their whaler were of German descent, England having and push it to the end. It was against crew, it was decided to field a shell crew at the taken over their colony after WWI, some his nature to give his crew an easy time; next opportunity. Ed. twenty years earlier. It was pretty obvi- he wanted us to finish exhausted, tasting ous they regarded us as a bunch of skinny blood in our mouths. The ‘Navy way.’ We ielding a shell crew meant that kids who didn‘t know what we were do- did it again, but this time won by over 100 every one of the midshipmen ing. They were right on both counts: our yards. Then we collapsed on the oars after would be on an eights-crew, but average was 20, and our weight about 150 throwing him over the side.

as we were all fit it might US Navy Photograph At the yacht club that evening, a Fwork. Landymore got the ‘Yellow large man with a heavy German ac- Peril’s’ permission to represent the cent said to me: “I am president of this ship [HMS Emerald]. He also got lit- club. I am going to buy you midshipmen erature on the subject, mainly about all the drinks you want.” He explained the Oxford-Cambridge races, that he had been a midshipman in the rowed eights. We learned about German navy, in the famous raiding stroke rates, how to start, when to cruiser Emden, when she was out- push it and when to take it easy. So gunned and driven ashore in 1914. when we arrived in the port city of That had happened not many miles Dar Es Salaam and were invited to from where we were sitting, and that take part in a regatta of racing-eights Example of whaler racing in the US Navy at the US Na- he had fended for himself from then and cox-fours, we were ready—on val Training Centre, Great Lakes, Illinois, date unknown. on, “Midshipmen can do anything,” he paper only, except we had practiced ...... said, “Whip those fat businessmen to- what we could in a whaler. morrow in the eights.” We were all in great shape, notably be- pounds. And we had capsized the shells We went on to win the eights. We rowed cause of Bungee’s daily exercise program half a dozen times in their sight. against two different teams the same after- which meant rowing if the ship was an- The first race was a cox-four. Landymore noon and beat them easily. We attended chored, running if she was alongside a got us started okay and then picked up the a dance at the Yacht Club, our friendly wharf, and aerobics if we were at sea. We pace. I was stroke oar and had learned German host pulled me aside: “If you ever were lean and tough and ‘twenty-year-old not to heave away as we did in the whal- quit the Navy, come and work for me. You will blindly competitive.’ ers. Half way down the one-mile course become rich.” I had almost forgotten about Cdr Boutwood accepted the invitation I could see all three German boats; we money and how I had scrambled for it. 27 28 Starshell | Summer 2014 in thenutssaying, “DownSimba, Down When theygot too rough, hekickedthem encouraged thisandletthemambush him. pair, prowling around inthedark.Henley and the sizeof leopards they huntedas a old months five were they When said. he people,” people—you know to get should and animals zoo are gundeck atnight.“They still wantedthemtobefree toroam the ioned by theshipwrights,butBoutwood their woodencage,ametalonewasfash- pee’d aquart.Whentheyhadchewedup sounded likeV8racingenginesandthey searching foranartery. Their purrsnow swat andplayfullyleapontoone’schest dogs and instead of wrestling, preferred to months later theywere thesize of collie one’s face andlearningtogrowl. Three like sewingmachines,licking purring dle teeth. In the beginningtheywere cute, us whodidn’tmind being bittenwithnee- their timewrestling eachotherand any of were free toroam at night.Theyspent them totheWhipsnadeZooinEngland. to deliver wood, whohadundertaken the Commander, the‘Yellow Peril,’Bout- them hardest. The cubs had been givento because heswatted vouring MikeHenley man’s mattopeeon.Theysoongotfa- about thegundeckselectingamidship- They were thesizeofkittensandprowled the shipinMombasa,apairoflioncubs. showing. Newcompanionshadjoined tional instruction; thesoutherncross was I knew intimately because of the naviga- view ofthestars,manywhosenames on the teakplanks. We enjoyed a great slept onagundeck,coconutmatslaid inches from the equator. We midshipmen I wasn’tinterested. ButIwasinterested. easy aboutmyanswer, Ishouldhavesaid me,” hesaid.Istillremember feelingun- decide. “WriteEngland. Icouldthen to be whentheshipwould be returning to him ifhecouldwaitayear, asthatwould year.” Iasked a pounds Tenthousand you. use could I and trade slave the in been never anyone, captured never have people you dian, world.” Hethensaid: “I coulduseaCana- ploy a thousand men. I ship timber all over the a tankard ofbeer. “Iownaplantation,em- “How much?” I said. He sat me down with They lived in awooden cage bydaybut Mombasa is aTurkish bath,it’sonly stripes onthe shoulder-boards; white ing smartinhis whiteuniformwiththree along. Boutwoodboarded theboat,look- West onatestrun andthatIwastocome Boutwood decided he wouldaccompany spot, the On boat. the handling of pable Boutwood thatMidshipman West wasca- know.” Ithenreported toCommander about all there istoit,”Isaid.Hesaid,“ I felt heknewhowtorun theboat,“That’s days, ferrying betweenships and shore, I topic. the After Ihadtrainedhimfortwo “I know,of saying, a habit ” regardless of months. He was an irritatingfellow with having livedinthesamequartersforsix was myrelief; weknew each otherwell, the boatandwaseasytouse.MidWest It provided a precise means of handling way, astern,andallspeedsinbetween. it onewaytheboatwentahead,other wound a wheel ontherudder post; wind To controlcoxswain boat’s speedthe the employ theprincipleforreverse thrust. go aheadorastern.Modernjetaircraft around thepropellerto causingtheboat a device that openedorclosed shrouds reverse mechanism was a ‘kitchen rudder,’ produced abouttwelveknots.Theahead/ It wasdrivenbyasix-cylinderdieselthat to haulstores and transport libertymen. carrying ahundred people.Itwasused capable of open boat pinnace, aten-ton month periodhad been tocox the ship’s [him] sometraining.Mydutyforatwo person succeedingandgive ties tothe jobs itwasrequired weturnoverourdu- hiding. England andtheship’sdogcameoutof transferred to amerchant shipbound for day offreedom;they were aweeklater helping himtohisfeet.Thatwastheirlast Sir?” tothe‘Yelloweh devils, playful Peril,’ quietly said,“DownSimba, Down Sambo, while, thendrop-kicked them both and act. Midshipman Henleywaitedquitea they were, rehearsing theirdecapitation mouths, growling just like thecarnivores nuzzle hisneckwithopen one leg, by them playfullyknock him over, draghim him! ” Wemeant “Goget that watched Indian Ocean. Henley muttered ‘lion talk’ one nightas the shipplowedthrough the Sambo!” Boutwoodvisitedthegundeck When weMidshipmenrotated between a Fairey Seafox; itsdoublewingsfolded was It plane. float single-engined our of punished you.” only he but know, horse’s ass!”Hesaid, “I stupid a I nextsawWest are Isaid,“You dage, butheyelled,“Nowgetout!”When developed a limpbeneathgauzeban- sympathy forhiswoundedleg,whichhad construct the pinnace. I was about to offer shipwrights toretime Ihadassistingthe - month andthatIwouldspendanyspare my leave privileges were stopped for a with saltwater. half-filled now helmet pith his retrieved Boutwood as Iassisted him tohisfeetand Welland,” said you, were sinking.“Damn lish faces,togetthecraneintoactionaswe all ofwhom had huge smirks on their Eng- to thecrowd gathered onthedeckabove, mander from beneath athwart.Iappealed Com- the busied myselfinextracting water, with filling rapidly was boat the engine and,because down the side. Ishut The sailor-bowman hadjumpedoverthe white stockingedlegsandshoesshowing. under oneofthethwartsleavingonlyhis the air, CdrBoutwood was catapulted through flew teakwood of Chunks steel. the ship’sside,sixinchesofarmoured Just asIgotholdofthewheelbowhit beyond thinking.The boat charged ahead. yelled, makingadiveforit.Buthewas way!” I wheel thewrong way.other “The the ‘Yellow Peril.’West woundthecontrol disembark thepassengers,orinthiscase, correctthe in exactly boat the positionto tion of rounding alongside and stopping more orlessatrightangles,withtheinten- in theapprovedthe gangway manner, style. Hecircled theshipandapproached (OLQ’s) ofourgrowing up. department Qualities’ Like ‘Officer the in he wassupposed to beanexampleus intimidation wastypicalBoutwood. And off.” This with it.”saidBoutwood,“Shove Sir,”said West, saluting.“ Get on “Sorry that one of us salutes the other. It’s your turn.” “Mr.is West,”custom saidBoutwood,“The lute himashesteppedoverthegunwale. shorts, shirt,stockingsandpithhelmet. Lieutenant BorisTorin was the pilot He sentforme an hourlater, sayingthat West gotthepinnaceunderwayingood The tripstartedbadly;West failedtosa- STARSHELL | Summer 2014 29 - Both photos below: author’s collection. below: author’s Both photos ‘Cats’ toured me over the ship’s crane the ship’s over me toured ‘Cats’ routine; was times the recovery Most the The crane operator had lowered slammed it shut. “When slammed Boris gives me I pull ‘thumbs-up’ this lanyard and poof, he is airborne.” Then he added: “When you see put your head my back and ‘thumbs-up,’ cross your arms onto your ” “That’s belly. all?” I sev- get you seconds two asked. He said, “In ” enty miles an hour. and the hook mechanism to latch the air and then he said, craft onto the crane wire this.” do to want still you if me ask will “Boris “I want to do this.” the ship into the wind the Captain steered to then turned slowly knots, at about 20 a slick on that side [See creating starboard, photo above. with perfect tim- Ed.]. Boris, ing, then taxied under the crane wire. I, clutching onto to the point where wire up, a handle on the wing-top, could reach and snap it into grab the hook mechanism the aircraft fitting. When that was done I banged on the plane to let Boris know the jerked crane The up. hooked were we shut clear of the water and Boris aircraft down the engine. I then climbed down onto the port float and caught a heaving A A petty officer who Boris called ‘Rigs’ the plan aboard required special skill. We special skill. We required the plan aboard about, hav- talking was what he knew all perform stunts atop the ing seen Wally wing to hook up to the crane. “Which of you can chin himself with one arm, both left and lots of were right?”, said Boris. There I hung pipes in the gunroom; overhead back until the last volunteer had failed to meet the task, then I chinned myself three times with each arm. It was one of Charles [a well known body builder of the Atlas’ along with tearing a day] requirements, in half, bending spikes, etc. deck of cards So Boris gave me the job. “You’ll harness. for a wire me measured need this only if you slip off the- re wing,” he marked. ‘Rigs’ also fitted me for a para- chute, gave me a lesson and said, “You’ll need this only if you see Boris bail out, only then is it your turn.” Another Petty ficer, Of- Boris called him ‘Cats,’ toured me over the plane and then the catapult. “I ” this chamber, in charge put the propulsion he said, swinging a lever that opened the of a gun, “Then breach I load the cordite, twenty pounds, he as about.” He grunted and cylinder into the breach slid a brass - ...... Boris, the pilot, was probably the hand- probably the pilot, was Boris, hurt got Wally when fly to chance a got I to the Midshipmen’s down came Boris ~ The Fairey Seafox. The Above ~ The Fairey Clockwise from of spending time outside ‘observer’ had the privilege a slick for a closely the cockpit. • The ship creates timed splash-down. • With timing and some perfect (This photo is hoisted aboard. the aircraft trepidation, seaplane taken when the author was is of a Walrus serving in the cruiser HMS Glasgow, and he had the Seafox float plane employed the same job. Emerald’s same system.) Warbird Photo Album Warbird Ask the Captain … “Ask the Captain the Navy. of tant part Apply to Join.” tall, black-wavy fellow onboard; somest laid back attitude. He was good at hair, of mechanics; he athletics with his crew as they tinkered them by nicknames called with his plane. accident; he had strapped in a motorcycle Norton bike under a wing to get it his but Aden. That was successful, in ashore he was crowded off a mountainous road of camels and hospitalized for by a herd cuts and bruises. - he wanted a replace and said gunroom He explained that the nav- ment observer. igation part was unimportant, as he did it drill to hoist but that the recovery anyway, when perched on the ship’s catapult. It on the ship’s when perched two, pilot and naviga- for in-line seats had The navigator was Lieutenant Wally tor. a slim, smallish fellow with a Walford, a perpetual He wore shock of blond hair. grin and was on most of the ship’s sport Air us on the Fleet teams. He lectured impor the most saying that it was Arm, 30 Starshell | Summer 2014 and unloading it usingshear-legs when a throughashorecarrying it pinnace inthe the Captain’s)use.Igottoknow thecar a RollsRoycesedanonboard forhis(and ing thewaterfront andpier. Bachykept said toownallofBournemouth, includ- some and extremely rich.Hisfamilywere Hewasfolksy,‘Bachy’ Rebbeck. hand- or not. ning boats,whethertheyneededrunning wood immediatelyputmetoworkrun- Air Force baseandleftme behind.Bout- Singapore, Boris took hisaeroplane tothe a ladywholivedonteaplantation.In tains ofCeylon.Borisneededtovisit ancient cityofKandy, highinthemoun- forming. the year‘dot’andithadbecomehabit delivery toEuroperica forongoing since Arabs hadbeenimportingslaves from Af- the all, after flexible; be could Empire The local sheik inHodeida owned the dhow! only hadtopromise nottodoitagain.The Suez Canal;alsothatthecrew ofthedhow were resold when that ship reached the a British merchant ship for their safety, but it thatthedozenorsoslaves were putinto from Somalia to Yemen. Gossip, later, had Arab dhowknowntobecartingslaves Sea wesearched andfoundaparticular Italy were onthepointof war. In the Red the coastof Eritrea, slyly, as England and graphing Italiangun-emplacementson the nextyear. kept myjobuntilwereturned toEngland after thatevent.) me aginandtonic (Boris bought coming arescue problem forGus. saved mefromstunt chinning be- another approach. Theone-arm do to off taxied Boris while wire wound uphangingontothecrane able toreach thecranehook,but sion, I released my harness to be occa- one On interesting. more engine, myjobbecameeven the bit choppyandBorishadtogun the wind was up and the slick a was said tosteadytheaircraft. If line thrown from theshipwhich The engineer officer was Commander was officer engineer The In Ceylon we flew from Colombo to the photo- included flights Memorable Wally neverreturned totheshipandI “We were careful nottodrop ‘Batchy’s’ RollsRoyce!” peaceful and prosperous. Neitherwas Uganda, Rhodesia and South Africa were good order. The Britishcolonies of Kenya, England, thecontinentof Africa wasin ship the sea.”) Avoid“I other‘sea-sickers’stating,love by tack, usingasmall handkerchief only. convert retchinginto amildsneezing at- (Eat andthrow-up inprivate.In public, chelles and taught her how to be seasick. threeMombasa andtheSey- daysbetween guide andguardian. IgotVera Lynn for shipman wasalwaysassignedastheir cabin. (Boo moved in with Gus.) A mid- captain’s the to next quarters fine in lived Fields andVera Lynn. Whenonboard they nigan and Allen, StanleyHolloway, Gracie nial outposts.We hadNoelCoward, Flan- Army,and Navy Air Force andthecolo- London toprovideby amusementforthe mostly entertainers who were employed lied! no money. Soallcolonialswere notbul- Shephards Hotel, rode camels and needed in the engineering exams. We stayed in first coming for us to prize his was That when Batchytookusonathree-day trip. Suez toCairo andbackto Alexandria Landymore andIgottoridefrom Port in Singapore, Calcutta or Colombo. Bill stan—ca. 2002).Itwasnotoutofplace (currently beingusedtobomb Afghani- and Nicobars,theIsland of DiegoGarcia like theSeychelles islands, the Andaman cal Poobahsforshorttripsinoddplaces crane was unavailable. The Rolls took lo- . In thespringof1939,whenour good We oftenhaddistinguishedguests, Emerald was ordered to return to too muchspace. The Palestinians and Israelis still takeup I feelwastedmytimeonMount Carmel. But as both partiesare still attheirstuns, we didsomegood. meet us.Somaybe donkey-carts turnedaround ratherthan travellers. We foundnothing,butafew We were goodnatured andsowere the nocents totakehomeandbeblownup. cabbages andplacedinthemarketfor- grenades that were beingconcealed in were lookingforweapons, likethehand station; wesearched all passers-by. We a tent. ish Army lorry. ForafewdaysIlivedin road on the side of Mount Carmel in a Brit- in charge ofsixseamenanddrivenupa worth ashilling.” country the in anything isn’t to me, “There Edwardsdamn,” Lieutenant said a give we the pastthousandyears.“I don’t know why things toeach other, as they had been for and Jewswere doingmore nastyterrorist these Arabs Now along. get to effort little of theareations. Theinhabitants made on amandatefrom theLeagueofNa- tine andwasadministered bytheBritish, been invented,thearea wascalledPales- ordered toPalestine,theportofHaifa. prised and annoyed bysuddenlybeing months. Weaway eighteen were sur to Britain;wehadbeen half wayback Canal intotheMediterranean,wewere My squadmaintainedaninspection The daywearrivedIwassentashore At thistimetheStateofIsraelhadnot Emerald hadpassedthroughSuez the Swiss bankaccounts). (In additiontotheleaders opening disaster. Whateverhashappened? now awastelandofmiseryand large partsoftheoldIndiaare on time!Thewholeof Africa and tering oneanother. Thetrainsran religious factionswere notslaugh- whole area(that wasthen‘India’), India, PakistanandBangladesh strife inthearea nowoccupiedby and Belgium. There was no civil tries: Germany, France,Holland nies oftheotherEuropean coun- colo- the in fighting tribal there To becontinuedinnext issue - STARSHELL | Summer 2014 31 - Fraser needs little in- Fraser needs little lent records kept by the lent records sponsoring committee in Trenton, Ontario, the as a very full tale serves life. of one ship’s record should follow this More example; as Peter Chance says: “B4it’s2L8.” Well worth adding to your bookshelf. to ‘Starshell’ troduction sev- written having readers eral books on the RCN and served his own term as edi- tor of this magazine. , 1945. She sank quickly, , 1945. She sank quickly, nd rimingham ’s attempt to intervene, attempt to intervene, ’s Trentonian D. T Some will find the detail repetitive— (7,400 is, as always, the odd error There They were nervous days, and this sort this and days, nervous were They but due largely to both being at action sta- but due largely to having been ordered tions and the crew - wear the new RCN-style life jackets when ever on the upper deck, most survived in Carley floats and the whaler which they as the ship went down. able to free were of with no action after convoy, convoy few could A moment happening. great have been omitted. nm endurance? Didn’t we wish!), but due to Litwiller’sfamiliarity with naval lan- guage at the least, and extensive research and the excel- records in original archival laying telephone the cable ship Monarch that cable to the beaches, ship was shelled Navy de- by a US badly damaged and de- a case of mistaken identity, in stroyer spite lights. even turning on all running than frequently of thing happened more She was then assigned con- was realized. Haven voy escort duties between Milford and the Thames. It was in South Wales during one of these eastbound convoys and torpedoed, was that a merchantman Tren the lines of ships, in passing through U-boat, U 1004 tonian herself, by the same 22 on February even took photo- graphs, with which letters home, and the to those from city who sent them items of stream a cigarettes, as such for wallets, records and their ‘Victrola,’ a even eventually, piano. Fortunately, a few kept forbid- and diaries den as an anti-submarine escort for an anti-submarine escort as th Trentonian was built in Kingston, On- On one occasion, shepherding at night, - this tale is much illustrated, both in a cou ple of cases saved when the ship was sunk … the photos taken by a seaman who was only a month before. drafted ashore Trenton’s of by the mayor tario, sponsored After workups she wife at her launching. out of Halifax was a convoy escort vessel and to Newfoundland for local patrols to the United then assigned elsewhere, Kingdom as part of the buildup for the 1944. She participated April invasion in June 6 on ships and tows to Normandy, continuing to Normandy, tows and ships back and forth between the in that role, southern and beaches and later Cherbourg UK ports for about four months. oronto (2014), http://www. oronto and

at Bermuda, February 1944. HMCS Trentonian Dundurn T Press, dundurn.com 188 pp, illustrations, charts, paperback, $34.00 maps, appendices, notes, also available as ISBN 978-1-4597-10329-9, eBook, $16.99. WHITE ENSIGN FLYING: FLYING: WHITE ENSIGN Trentonian HMCS By Roger Litwiller - Haida, Athabaskan, Swansea

Book reviews Book or years now I have been urging or years now I have been urging those with a connection or an interest of the RCN’s the histories to record

Narratives such as this can only be in- only this can as Narratives such so forth. A few have done so, and now A so forth. and Sea responder an EMS Roger Litwiller, for spades, … in so done has officer, Cadet , named the late model corvette Trentonian after the small city Ontario, of in Trenton, a short, She had but his neighborhood. typical and useful life, like most . She was at Normandy on D-Day and was then torpedoed by a U-boat off Cornwall 1945, in the English Channel in February only five lives lost. with fortunately, use- even and teresting ful if expanded beyond of log just a recitation book entries and quotes from the CO’s Reports It takes of Proceedings. unedited quotations participants and from those outsiders associ ated with these ships, thoughts and recorded at the time by comments to bring the story crew, alive with people. This with Litwiller has done, in seamen quotes from wartime ships, even those that were ‘but wartime ships, even those that were warriors for the working not fa- and day’ mous like

A review by Fraser McKee A review F themselves and naval added a further fifteen hits. air doctrine. Getting back to his original claim about DESTINED FOR glory Many technical the decisiveness of dive bombing, while dive bombing, midway and the difficulties had to be the author does give credit to naval intel-

Summer 2014 evolution of carrier airpower overcome, including ligence, cryptanalysis, non-risk averse US | avoiding canopy fog- Navy leadership and other factors, at the By Thomas Wildenberg up, how to prevent end of the day, it was the dive bombers Naval Institute Press (1998), www.usni.org An- the released bomb that proved decisive and the facts would napolis, MD, 258 pp, notes, appendices, bibli- from hitting the air- appear to bear that out.

h e ll S tars ography, softcover US$47.95 (USNI members plane and how to en- While the book deals almost exclusive- discount), ISBN/SKU 978-1-59114-969-9. sure wings would not ly with US developments, I would have fail in the steep dives been interested to learn of the extent to A review by Colonel P. J. Williams that were the raison which developments by the Germans and hat’s US carrier airpower, by the way, d’être of the dive bomber. Japanese (whom it must not be forgotten, as the cover painting of a pair of Throughout, naval air proponents had employed naval aviation to sink Allied TDouglas Dauntlesses makes quite to contend with differences in overall roles carriers in the Coral Sea, Midway and else- clear and which is the focus of this book. (multi-purpose vs. single role), lack of fi- where), who had their own dive bombers, Dive-bombing a moving warship (for such nancial resources (remember, the Great influenced the Americans and vice versa. were their targets) has been described as: Depression occurred in the midst of these Perhaps Mr. Wildenberg will honour us in “…trying to hit a cockroach racing across a developments), and the always interesting future with a companion volume on the kitchen floor with a small fly swatter.” clash of personalities: names such as King, development of aviation by the Imperial Nevertheless, through trial and error Halsey and Mitscher figure in these ‘bat- Japanese Navy? Further, while the book (or in the lexicon of the day: “…fly and try, tles’ of the 1930s, and were the same men is very well illustrated with photos, dia- then fix it”), the US Navy had, by 1941, ac- (and ‘naval aviators’ to boot) who would grams and useful appendices, the inclu- cumulated some nine years experience in lead the US Navy to victory a decade later. sion of maps of the two battles described dive bombing on maneuvering targets, would have been useful, particularly for with the result that in the very first carrier- the uninitiated. on-carrier clash at the Battle of the Coral These observations aside, this book was Sea in May 1942, US Navy dive bombers quite an enjoyment to read, and with the were quickly able to dispatch the Japanese proliferation of books about Coral Sea carrier Shoho to the bottom, reporting after and Midway in particular already avail- the fact, “Scratch one flat top.” Indeed, the able, this work serves as a useful initial author makes the claim that, “…it was dive source to consult, before reading detailed bombing and only dive bombing, that turned While the author concentrates on devel- accounts of the battles, in order to learn the tide of Japanese in the Pacific.” opment in the dive-bombing realm (dive how the US were able to forge this decisive To back up this claim, the author takes bombing being defined as going from “…a weapon by the eve of war. the development of US naval aviation steep dive to an almost vertical dive,” think Mr. Wildenberg is already a noted au- from 1925 to what was perhaps the most about that for a moment!), he also covers thor on US naval aviation matters in par- decisive, if not most well-known victory the development of fighters and torpedo ticular (his biography of Admiral Joseph at the Battle of Midway in June 1942, in bombers. The latter was a particularly Mason Reeves, the father of US carrier which they sank all four Japanese heavy dangerous and complex skill, as illustrat- airpower is strongly recommended also), carriers involved in the operation. ed with a chart: if one is trying to attack a and he has made very good use of primary The US had been in the naval aviation ship travelling at 30 knots, for instance, the source material in researching this work. business since the 1920s, with the first car- pilot must approach the target at an angle, For those involved in military procure- riers being converted colliers, such as the resolve the resultant right angle triangle, ment and requirements definition, there USS Langley or converted cruisers such as and ‘lead’ the target sufficiently enough, are useful lessons to be learned as well. the USS Lexington, which was to be lost in while allowing for a margin of error of Aptly titled and highly recommended. the Coral Sea action. only +/- 2.5%. Try doing that while bat- The book goes into some detail in tling enemy aircraft, anti-aircraft fire, all Colonel Williams recently completed a the development of naval aircraft from with the knowledge that the Pacific Ocean year-long tour as the Commander of the mul- canvas, wire and cloth biplanes to the is nipping at your undersides just some tinational Kabul Military Training Advisory all metal monoplanes familiar to read- tens of metres below! That said, US pi- Group (KMTC TAG), as part of the Interna- ers of Second World War literature, as lots recorded some seven torpedo hits on tional Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in well as to developments in the carriers the Shoho before she sank. Dive bombers Afghanistan. 32 STARSHELL | Summer 2014 33 - , ordered all ships on all ships , ordered th ’s sinking, Prime Minister Asquith Lusitania’s sinking, Prime Minister 5 in a known submarine-infested area. 4 failed to follow proper procedures in fog. procedures failed to follow proper of Ireland Empress But oddly enough, in Lord Mersey’s comprehensive report report comprehensive Mersey’s But oddly enough, in Lord What prompted the Admiralty to suspend anti-submarine Admiralty to suspend anti-submarine the What prompted The first casualty when war comes is truth. sacked the First Lord of the Admiralty, ? Winston Admiralty, of the sacked the First Lord An expert witness, Commander Anderson, RN, had testified at the hear- the at testified had RN, Anderson, Commander witness, expert An a submarine’s ing that higher speed and zig-zagging would render difficult. attack on a ship more Equivalent to a Superior Court in Canada. A parallel inquiry later held in Norway found that Captain Kendall of A a coincidence—or not—that Another point to ponder: is it merely exactly eighteen days after Gross Register Tonnage. An obsolete measure of the volume of a mer- An obsolete measure Register Tonnage. Gross chant ship’s total permanently enclosed space. 100 cubic feet = 1 in 1969. Tonnage” Replaced by “Gross Register Ton.

3 4 5 1 2 in session at City, in session at Quebec City, of Ireland The Inquiry into the loss of the Empress Charles Bigham/Mersey. John Inset: Lord there was no mention whatsoever of a crucial factor possibly of a crucial was no mention whatsoever there In the known presence loss. having a bearing on Lusitania’s and the impend- of at least one enemy submarine in the area, Ad- the a very valuable passenger liner, of ing arrival there early on the morning of May 7 miralty,

anti-submarine patrol in the vicinity to return to Queenstown in the return vicinity to anti-submarine patrol the Lusitania was left (now Cobh). Suddenly and inexplicably, of naval protection. bereft in the face of Lu- area, activities in this known dangerous sitania’s imminent arrival there? The official answer to that ascer As far as can be intriguing question lies in the future. tained, nearly 100 years after the event the Admiralty files concerning the ‘Lusitania Affair’remain classified and inac- cessible to the public. the

the loss of the Lusitania. the loss The findings of the Board,released on 17 July 1915, assigned total blame to Germany and its un- no fault with found The report U-Boat warfare. restricted the Lusitania, although noting that he of Turner T. Captain W. not executing 21 to 15 knots and was from speed had reduced a zigzag - Storstad White Star liner 1 Answers to Schober’s Quiz #65 on page 23 page #65 on Quiz to Schober’s Answers , following which he was knighted. 2 orn into a wealthy Liverpool family, Bigham stud- orn into a wealthy Liverpool family, Called ied law in England, Germany and France. mainly commercial to the Bar in 1870, he practiced Member law even though in 1895 he was elected a Subsequent investigation indicated that Captain Ken- Subsequent investigation indicated 3 with the loss of 1,012 lives, on 29 May lives, of 1,012 with the loss Ireland of Empress • The sinking of the 14,191 GRT Canadian Pacific Steam- Pacific Canadian GRT 14,191 the of sinking The • • The explosion and foundering of the 30,395 GRT - Cu • The foundering of the 46,328 GRT John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey (3 August 1840 (3 Mersey 1st Viscount Bigham, John Charles In chronological order: In chronological In 1915, Lord Mersey held the title of “Wreck Commission Mersey held the title of “Wreck In 1915, Lord In 1910, in recognition of his services to the Crown on a on to the Crown of his services In 1910, in recognition Mersey was ap- sank, and Lord years later Titanic Two Mersey went on in the following year Lord Ironically, A year later the Canadian Pacific Steamships (CP) liner - 3 September 1929). 2. with the loss of 1,517 lives, on 15 April 1912, after April 1912, strik- with the on 15 loss of 1,517 lives, Titanic Atlantic. in the North ing an iceberg ships with the Norwegian collier 1914, following a collision River. St. Lawrence off Father Point in the Lusitania with liner the on 7 May 1915, loss of 1,198 lives nard off the south coast of Ireland, after being torpedoed by the German submarine U 20.

1. Answers: of Parliament of the short-lived Liberal Unionist Party. He of Parliament of the short-lived Liberal Unionist Party. a judge to the on being named two years later, left politics Queen’s Bench dall’s actions were at least partially responsible for the tragedy. at least partially responsible dall’s actions were er of the ,” thus it came as no surprise that, over the Inquiry into on 15 June 1915, he was called to preside

number of committees and quasi-legal boards, Bigham was and quasi-legal boards, number of committees Mersey of Toxteth. raised to the peerage as Baron Aside Inquiry into her loss. of the Board pointed to head criticizing the liner’s from in the vicinity of speed excessive found little fault with the ship’s design, his report icebergs, and operation. The White Star Line equipment construction, got off very lightly. over the International Convention for the Safe- to preside ty of Life at Sea (SOLAS) addressed. conference, deficiencies ‘overlooked’ by him were Titanic’s where a number of Having noted sank following a collision. Ireland of Empress in- CP Inquiry,’ exculpatory handling of the ‘Titanic Mersey’s held of Inquiry into her loss, over the Board vited him to preside was not disappointed under Mersey’s ex- CP in Quebec City. laid the blame for the collision pert tutelage, the Commission on the Norwegian and subsequent loss of the liner squarely collier. B 34 Starshell | Summer 2014 = Tsf’d. SSA, thence 08/51, thenceChippawa 02/52. Prom. Lt(S) 08/53, fll’d. by Calgary Br., 86 in Calgary 19/05/14. Jn’d. RCN(R) as A/SLt(S) at F Lt(S)Robert DouglasCRUIKSHANK, CD, RCN(Ret’d) Ret’d. List. Bronze Medallion‘96. [JC] prom.the and LCdron ‘45 Rls’d. in 04/45. Avalonthence qual. ‘a/s’ and 06/43, Lt Prom. 10/42. Camrose and Griffon thence 06/42, SLt Prom. ‘42. in Prob.SLt as Jn’d. 04/04/14. Bay Thunder in Br.,92 Bay Thunder F LCdr James Andrew CROOKS, RCNVR(Ret’d) LCdr 10/54, fll’d. by thence 10/46), (sen. Lt as Tsf’d.SSA 03/52. water town 07/46. Rls’d. in ‘46. Jn’d. RCN(R) as Lt (sen. 08/49) and app’t. ‘45, prom. SLt10/45, thenceNaden01/46asRCN(R)SLtand NAC-VI 91 in Victoria 01/06/14. Jn’d. RCNVR as Prob SLt at F LCdr William James Archibald BLACK, RCN(SSA) Commodores”] [PR, ‘83. in Ret’d. ‘83.DGFA in as NDHQ by fll’d. 05/83,Prom. Cmdre ‘79. in HQ MARCOM and ‘78 in NDC ‘76, Sys] in Trg CF [D/COS(Admin) Trenton CFB by fll’d. 01/76 Capt Prom. ‘70. in NDHQ thence ‘70, in Prom.Cdr ‘69. in CFSC and ‘67 in NDHQ mac in ‘62 and fll’d.05/58 by thence 01/54, Prom. A/SLt(S) 06/56thenceStadacona. Prom. SLt(S)(sen. 06/56) StFX) (ROTP Cdt(S) as RCN Jn’d. 25/05/14. ON Kingston,NAC-O, in 78 F Cmdre(S) Brian John BERRYMAN, CD*, RCN(Ret’d) ness [Citizen, “Canada’s Admirals &Commodores”] fll’d. ‘80. in CDS Deputy by Ret’d. ‘83. in career Civilian busi- defence in MARCOM, Commander and Prom.07/70 VAdmADM(MAT). Associate COM HQ in ‘74 and NDHQ as DGMEM in ‘75. Prom. RAdm 08/77, thence Prom.MAR- COS(Sea) ‘73. thence 07/74, Cmdrein Sqn. Destroyer Cdn 1st CO Project), by fll’d. 280 DDH (PM NDHQ thence Prom.07/70 Capt thence ‘60, Prom.‘56). in LSchool 03/57,thence Lt(L) by fll’d. 06/55, SLt(L) and 06/54 under CTP 06/53, thenceCataraqui (Queen’s U)in‘53. Prom. A/SLt(L) NAC-O, 86inOttawa 01/05/14. Jn’d. RCNasOSin‘46. Prom. Cdt(L) F VAdm John ALLAN, CMM, OStJ, CD**, RCN(Ret’d) CFB Borden (Aero & Eng. Sch.) in ‘58 and NDHQ in ‘70. Ret’d. in ‘72. in Ret’d. ‘70. in NDHQ and ‘58 in Sch.) Eng. & (Aero Borden CFB MARCOMand ture HQ. Captas CFR’d thence (AERE) Cornwallis, Quebec,Newport Corners, Stadacona, Shearwater, Bonaven- srv’d. and OSLMS as 01/53 RCN Jn’d. 07/05/14. Halifax in 80 NAC-NS, F Capt EricGordon (AERE)(Ret’d) EDGAR, MMM, CD* and ret’d. in‘84. Later CO HMCSQuadra Sea Cadet Camp. [JC] in and Diver Clearance as Srv’d. 04/71. Lt as CFR’d and seaman NAC-VI,as Comox,20/06/14.Jn’d. RCN in BC 83 F LCdr Mark J. H. DRAIBE, CD***, RCN(Ret’d) 10/62 andSkeena 08/66. Ret’d. in‘69. Bronze Medallion‘79, [GM] Lt(S) (sen. 09/58), fll’d. by Stadacona (Weapons Cse)in‘61andYukon in‘63. Prom. LCdr 01/64, in ‘57. Prom.Lt(S) ‘57. in Crescent in‘56, Hochelagain‘56andNaden in ‘64. Prom. Cdr 08/66, fll’d. by fll’d. 08/66, Prom.Cdr ‘64. in Bytown New Waterford in‘58,Naden in‘59,Stadacona in‘61, Mic- Niagara (USN Exchange) in ‘64. Prom. LCdr 01/65 thence Cornwallis 04/56and Carleton (Area Recruiting O) 10/56. Rls’d. in ‘59. [JC] Compiled byPat D. C.Barnhouse Obituaries Fraser 05/59, NewWaterford 09/61, Stadacona Stadacona (Long L Cse. in‘55andStaff [email protected] 06/57. Tsf’d. RCN as RCN Tsf’d. 06/57. Micmac Starshell ObituaryEditor , “Canada’sCitizen,& Admirals Nootka in‘58, COMOPVAL in Provider. Prom. LCdr 01/83 Qu’Appelle (i/c)in‘68. Prevost 09/54. Prom. Shearwater in‘58, 01/55. Naden Cornwallis in Charlotte- Discovery Shear - 74 ad eand at remained and 07/44 O Ct Cd as CFR’d 1932, in RCN Jn’d. 12/05/14. Halifax in NAC-NS,104 F Lt(S)*Leslie CharlesKARAGIANNIS, MBE, CD**, RCN(Ret’d) [Citizen, “Canada’s Admirals &Commodores”] ‘76. in Standardization for Org International VP and Council Standards General, fll’d. Chief by ‘69. in Personnel ‘70.Ret’d. in Executive Director Comptroller as Prom.NDHQ and ‘64. 07/66 in VAdm NDHQ and ‘63 in D/CNP, Hfx thence Prom. MARCOM 06/60 Cmdre by ‘58.fll’d. in (DNT) ‘54, Capt07/53, ‘53, in fll’d. NDC by thence and ‘47 in College Staff RCAF by fll’d. ‘44, i/c and ‘44 in A/Cdr (XO). ‘43 andKings by fll’d. 02/40, Lt prom. and boine thence 10/39 SLt Prom. cses. Subs RN and 05/39 A/SLt Prom. HM Ships by fll’d. ‘37, Mid Prom. Frobisher. HMS thence ‘36, in Cdt as RCN Jn’d. 13/06/14. Ottawa in 95 NAC-O, F VAdm Ralph Lucien HENNESSY, DSC, KStLS, CD**, RCN(Ret’d) ‘63. Civ. career inmedicalprivate practice. [JC, SR, Chronicle Herald ] to back and courses) (USN and 09/52 RCN at Stadacona 03/48asSurg LCdr (sen. 03/48), thenceMagnificent Jn’d. 1934-48. RNVR Srv’d. 14/05/14.Mass. Sherborn, in NAC-NS,101 F A/Surg Capt Robert Frederick HAND, CD, RCN(Ret’d) Chronicle Herald, “Canada’s Naval Aviators”] [SR, industry. aerospace in Civ.career ‘87. in Ret’d. ‘86. in LCol(AERE) Prom. ‘84. in Shearwater CFB and ‘82 in USNAS Pensacola by fll’d. ‘82, in (AERE) Prom.Maj ‘81. in NDHQ and ‘78 in Petawawa‘77, in Bordon srv’d. ‘50, in OSNAS as ‘76,thence in (AERE) Capt Cornwallis,as CFR’d Shearwater andNaden. RCN Jn’d. 28/06/14. Halifax in 81 NAC-NS, F LCol (AERE)(Ret’d) Alexander William GILLESPIE, OMM, CD** Aviators”] Civ. career in aerospace industry. [SR, NOABC, 94in Vancouver 04/05/14. Jn’d. RCNVRat Royal Roads and F LCdr Cullis(Culley)Stanley Jardine LANCASTER, RCN(R)(Ret’d) Medallion ‘80. [SR, Chronicle Herald] Bronze Br.President1978-79. businesses. care health and automotive by fll’d. Prom.A/LCdr, thence HMS NAC-NS, 97 in Halifax 03/06/14. Jn’d at F A/LCdr Murray William KNOWLES, RCNVR(Ret’d) Ret’d. in‘57. [KR] by fll’d. 09/49, thence RN for further trg. and prom. Lt 02/50. Srv’d. Stadacona and Prom.11/47 A/SLt trg. for RN thence 07/46 Mid.prom. London Br., 88 in London 26/03/14. Jn’d. F Lt John SouthamKER, RCN(R)(Ret’d) cruiting O)05/59. Ret’d. in‘60. [SR, Chronicle Herald] 08/52, Quebec and There anamebehindthem, beofthem,thathave left (Dep. Naval Mbr. & Chairman NATO MAS) in ‘56 and ‘56 NATOin Mbr.Chairman MAS) (Dep.Naval & Niobe (i/c) in ‘45. Prom. LCdr 02/47, LCdrProm. ‘45. in (i/c) Assiniboine (i/c)in‘44andMicmac 11/47. Prom. Lt(S)* (sen. 07/44), thence 07/44), (sen. Lt(S)* Prom. 11/47. Naden (torpedoed), fll’d. by service in M/S’s. Prom. Lt 06/42, Lt Prom. M/S’s. in service by fll’d. (torpedoed), Rajputana X) n 5. Prom. ‘51. in Stadacona (OIC (XO)JOLTC) Quebec in‘49and ic 06/42, (i/c) Suderöy V Kra 0/2 Tfd t RNR 1/4 at 10/54 RCN(R) to Tsf’d. 08/52. (Korea) Athabaskan All thesewere honoured intheirgenerations, 11/53. Prom. Surg Cdr 01/54, fll’d. by fll’d. 01/54, Cdr Surg Prom. 11/53. Stadacona thattheirpraises mightbereported. and were thegloryoftheirtimes. 09/57 and 09/57 Stadacona 01/55, Naden (XO) 02/46. Rls’d. in ‘46. Civ. career in career Civ. ‘46. in Rls’d. 02/46. (XO) Scotian (jnd. 07/43), fll’d. by fll’d. 07/43), (jnd. Stadacona 06/57 as A/Surg Capt. Ret’d. in Ret’d. Capt. A/Surg as 06/57 Stadacona X) 14 and 11/43 (XO) Louisburg (i/c & CO Escort Sqn One) in One) COEscortSqn & (i/c Algonquin (XO) in ‘43. A/LCdr in A/LCdr ‘43. in (XO) Restigouche Chronicle Herald, “Canada’s Naval Bytown in‘48. Prom. Cdr. 01/48, Brunswicker asSLt01/40, thence Aprocrypha –Matthew44:7-8 , fll’d. by fll’d. Kings, Royal Roads asRCNCdtin ‘44, Resolution andNeptune . (Sask. Re- (Sask. Unicorn 02/50, Stadacona Gatineau (i/c)in Warrior 09/45 Haida 05/52, Stadacona. Niagara Prevost. Bytown Assini- STARSHELL | Summer 2014 35 - - Van Shear Huntsville Stadacona, Stadacona, ) and Bonaventure , prom. SLt prom. , Carleton . Rls’d. in Rls’d. Indomitable. in ‘51. Prom. Prom. in ‘51. Prevost Chippawa, Cornwallis, Cape Cape Cornwallis, Chippawa, Unicorn as UNTD Cdt(S) 01/51, (Plt. Trg.), VS 880 and VU 32. 32. VU and 880 VS Trg.), (Plt. Niagara Chippawa as UNTD Const. Cdt 01/56, as UNTD Cdt 01/51 and prom. A/Surg A/Surg prom. and 01/51 Cdt UNTD as York Venture as Cdt 09/57, prom. A/SLt 05/59, (Staff College Norfolk), SACLANT Niagara and (Staff College SACLANT Norfolk), , various Discovery, RCAF stations for trg., , RAE Farnborough (on exchange), Shrivenham (on exchange), RAE Bytown, Farnborough Ariel, , “Canada’s Naval Aviators”] Naval “Canada’s [Citizen, ‘45. RCN(R) (Ret’d) OC, JACKSON, William SLt Robert A/Surg F Jn’d. 06/01/10. Toronto in 77 [WC] List in ‘57. Ret’d. To SLt 05/54. RCNVR (Ret’d) LAKE, Walter F Lt Merton 97 in Timmins, ON 05/14. Jn’d. in ‘44, prom. SLt 04/44 and [RG] Lt in ‘45. Rls’d. . Levis 04/45. Srv’d. RCN(R) (Ret’d) MacDONALD, James SLt Gregor F Const 76 in Vancouver 23/03/14. Jn’d. A/Const prom. SLt 07/58 and Const SLt 03/60. Ret’d. in ‘63. [WC, couver Sun] RCN (Ret’d) CD, White MARCUS, William F Lt 92 in Halifax 01/05/14. CFR’d on SSA as Cmd STO Off 04/56, thence tsf’d. to RCN and prom. Lt 01/60. Srv’d. ] Herald Chronicle [SR, in ‘64. Ret’d. . and Stadacona Scott RCN (Ret’d) (nee KRUGER), MAYO F SLt(NP) Margaret In Halifax 26/04/14. Jn’d. 11/43 in rank of Physio and srv’d. Citizen] [SR, in ‘47. Rls’d. . Naden and York Protector, RCN(R) (Ret’d) CD, NUTH, Joseph F Lt Ronald 81 in Ottawa 09/04/14. UNTD Jn’d. as Cdt 01/52 at [Citizen] 09/54 and Lt 09/58. RCN(R) (Ret’d) QC, RUSHFORD, J. F SLt(S) R. 83 in Moose Jaw, SK 17/02/14. Jn’d. [WC] List. Queen and to Ret’d. SLt(S) 07/53 at prom. RCN(R) (Ret’d) SALONEN, F Lt(S) Otto 76 in Kitchener 21/12/07. Jn’d. as UNTD Cdt at [WC] in ‘58. Ret’d. SLt(S) 09/54 and Lt(S) 09/56. RCN(R) SMITH, Lt Donald Cameron F Surg Naden srv’d. 02/46, Lt Surg as Jn’d. 05/02/14. Michigan Arbor, Ann in 92 Alumni] [Queen’s in ‘48. and rls’d. RCNVR (Ret’d) QC, TRIVETT, Samuel Leonard Wilfred F SLt 91 in Orillia, ON 21/03/14. Jn’d. in ‘42 prom SLt 11/44, srv’d. Globe & Mail] [AW, in ‘45. and rls’d. RCN (Ret’d) CD*, YURGENSEN, George Wilfred F LCdr 04/66. O CMD as CFR’d ‘58, in RCN Jn’d. 22/03/14. BC Hill, Cobble in 81 Prom. Lt 09/69 and LCdr 01/74. Srv’d in ships (incl. [JC] in ‘83. Ret’d. submarines on both coasts. (PG studies), VS (PG 880 studies), (i/c), Aviators”] Naval “Canada’s Citizen, [AW, in ‘82. Ret’d. NDHQ. RCN (Ret’d) CD*, Allan GIBBONS, Robert F LCdr(E)(A/E) 91 in Victoria 28/05/14. Jn’d. RCN as Cdt at Royal Roads 09/49, prom. Mid 08/51, A/SLt 01/53, SLt(E) 01/53, Lt(E)(A/E) 03/55 and LCdr(E)(A/E) 03/63. Srv’d. HM Ships Apollo and Indomitable; srv’d. Shearwater, Also Ottawa, NDHQ. and HQ MARCOM Exchange), (RN Niobe Sussexvale, [JC] in ‘75. Ret’d. VS 880. and VF 871 with RCN (Ret’d) GUEST, Thomas James F Lt(P) In Arizona 24/04/14. Jn’d. Srv’d. 06/62. Lt(P) and 05/60 SLt(P) [JSC] in ‘63. Rls’d. RCN (Ret’d) CD*, John Hedley, F LCdr(E) UK 06/04/14. RN Srv’d. 91 1938-50 in and Portsmouth, RCN jn’d. in ‘52. CFR’d as Cmd Eng 07/58, prom. Lt(E) 09/60 and LCdr(E) 01/69. Srv’d. [CS] in ‘71. Ret’d. . Thérèse Naden and Ste. Croix, St. Niobe, Iroquois, RCNVR (Ret’d) John HOPKINS, F Lt(P) Nigel 91 in Ottawa 06/04/14. RMC Cdt 1939-41, thence to RNVR for Plt. Trg. Prom. Mid(A) 02/41 and SLt(A) 07/42. Tsf’d. RCNVR 01/44 and HMS and prom. Stations Air RN various Srv’d. 01/44. Lt(P) , HMS , water . Prom. A/SLt(S) 02/51 and Lt(S) 02/53. Ret’d. in ‘60. Br. Br. in ‘60. Ret’d. A/SLt(S) 02/51 and Lt(S) 02/53. Prom. . Scotian at 08/48 ] Herald Chronicle [SR, 1975-76. President RCN (Ret’d) CD**, FORMAN, Edward F Cdr(L)(P) George s Road as Cdt Royal byfll’d. 09/49, Jn’d. RMC in 09/04/14. 83 in Ottawa ‘51. A/SLt(L) Prom. 06/53, SLt(L) 06/53, Lt(L)(P) 12/54, LCdr 12/62 and 07/67. Srv’d. Cdr [LCol] On- Assini- Burrard Niagara Cornwallis Shearwater 01/48 Hunter Unicorn as Prob. ] Herald Chronicle in ‘56, Bo- in ‘56, Niagara 05/55, 05/55, Roads Royal ] Press Winnipeg Free for rls. in ‘45. ‘45. in rls. for Stadacona in ‘63 and FOAC FOAC and ‘63 in Shearwater as RCN Cdt 09/46, 09/46, as RCN Cdt Roads Royal Patriot in ‘65, USNAS Dam Neck - (pro 07/44. To To 07/44. Ribble (XO) 05/63. Prom. Cdr 01/65, fll’d. fll’d. Cdr 01/65, Prom. 05/63. (XO) (non members) (JOLTC cs.) in ‘58, La Hulloise in cs.) in ‘58, (JOLTC Stadacona

08/42. Prom. Lt. 12/42, fll’d. by fll’d. 12/42, Lt. Prom. 08/42. Chatham programming) in ‘67 and NDHQ and ‘67 in programming) d’Or (Bras Patriot & NDHQ. Kootenay & Stadacona, NDHQ. Micmac, Saguenay, in ‘49 and Ontario Shearwater in LCdr(E)(A/E) ‘50. Prom. Stadacona (FOAC Air Eng Staff O) in ‘53 and 12/43. Rls’d. in ‘45. Jn’d. RCN(R) in Jn’d. at 12/43. Rls’d. ‘45. Wentworth Shearwater (VS 880) in ‘52. SLt(O) 07/52, Prom. thence (for D-Day) and and D-Day) (for 135 LCI Restigouche (XO) in ‘64, , Naden, RNEC, in ‘61. Prom. LCdr 07/62, thence 07/62, LCdr Prom. ‘61. in Lauzon in ‘60 and Haida (Korea) Haida 03/52 (Korea) and RN for ‘N’ qual., thence (i/c) 03/65. Prom. Capt in ‘72 and ret’d. same year. Civ. ca- Civ. same year. in ‘72 and ret’d. Capt Prom. Saguenay (i/c) 03/65. In Memoriam (i/c NAMS) in ‘54. Cdr Prom. (E)(A/E) 07/56, fll’d. by ‘60, in MTE) (i/c Stadacona in ‘58, naventure (Planned Maint. O) in ‘66. Ret’d. early career 70’s. at Civ. Bedford Insti- ] Herald Chronicle SR, [BH, ‘86. Med. Bronze tute of Oceanography. RCN (Ret’d) CD*, FLEET, Van (Pete) James Bernard F LCdr NAC-O, 85 in Ottawa 21/05/14. Jn’d. RCN as Mid 02/51, thence tario in ‘51 and RN A/SLt(O) Air 07/52, Stations Prom. for Observer Trg. fll’d. by Lt(O) Prom. VS 881. and Magnificent for and Shearwater trg.) AEW (USN 07/54, thence NDHQ in ‘56, ‘59, ‘59, 01/42. Prom. Lt. 08/42 ‘n’ and Lt. qual. Prom. Jaw Moose thence 01/42. SLt 08/41, prom. by fll’d. 05/52, thence 02/45. Prom. RCN Cabot and Stadacona 02/45. thence Bytown, Prom. and tsf’d. SSA, 10/58 Cadets) Sea (Area Cabot 08/56, thence Assiniboine 10/54, LCdr ] Star Toronto [KL, in ‘67. Ret’d. 09/61. Cadets) Sea (Area and York RCN (Ret’d) CD*, SMITH, Stanley F Cdr(E)(E/A) Edward NAC-NS, 93 in Halifax 16/04/14. Jn’d. RCNVR ‘43 at SLt(E) thence RN for service and A/E trg. Prom. SLt(E) 05/43 and Lt(E) (A/E) 05/44 and srv’d. RN Air Stations, fll’d. by CFMOLondon and tsf’d to RCN. Srv’d. in ‘62, RCN(Ret’d) CD, EMBLEY, James Edward F Lt Geoffrey - Post service. WWII RN 13/05/14. NS Dartmouth, in 90 NAC-NS, Former war jn’d. RCN, CFR’d as CMD O 04/64 and Prom. Lt 01/67. Known ] Herald to Chronicle SR, [JC, Ret’d in ‘73. . Bonaventure have srv’d. RCN(R) (Ret’d) FITZGERALD, Howard F Lt(S) Gerald Jn’d RCN(R) as UNTD Cdt(S) 87 in Halifax 01/05/14. NAC-NS, Former Cdr(E) James Gordon (Spike) BUCHANAN, CD*, RCN (Ret’d) CD*, BUCHANAN, (Spike) Gordon James F Cdr(E) Mid(E) prom. 09/53, RMC at Cdt(E) as RCN Jn’d. 31/05/14. Ottawa in 81 01/74. Cdr and 01/67 LCdr 04/60, Lt 05/58, SLt(E) 01/57, A/SLt(E) 09/55, Srv’d. by in- related maritime with and College Guard Coast Commandant as reer SR, [JC, departments. government federal and dustries ‘67, in cse.) gramming “Canada’s [Citizen, industry. defence with career Civ. ‘73. in Ret’d. ‘68. in Aviators”] Naval WOOD Andrew F James officer Cadet Sea and League Navy 25/02/14. Winnipeg in Br., Winnipeg Medallion ‘13. Bronze in sales. Career Millen. K. R. J. ofand CO NLCC [Citizen] in ‘80. Ret’d. RCN (Ret’d) CD**, Allen CREIGHTON, William F LCdr 81 UNTD in BC Jn’d. as Chemainus, 13/04/14. Cdt(MT) NAC-VI, Former Lt and prom. thence Malahat A/SLt 01/53, Prom. Discovery. 01/53 at [RS, [WC] ‘86. Med. Bronze 01/64. LCdr and 09/57 10/57. Prom. LCdr(N) 01/60, thence 01/60, LCdr(N) Prom. 10/57. 03/56 and Margaree Venture FOPC boine 07/60 06/60, and RCN (Ret’d) CD, SHAVER, Edward Clare F LCdr 92 in Br., Orillia, ON 14/03/14. Toronto Jn’d. RCNVR SLt as in Prob. ‘41, thence 12/42, SLt prom. and 01/43 Jn’d. Jn’d. RCN(R) at Star 07/47 and prom. LCdr 08/50. Ret’d. To List in ‘51. Career in transportation. Br. President 1971-76, Bronze Medallion ‘71, GM] [FM, editor. time Starshell One Gold ‘86. Silver ‘78 and RCN (Ret’d) CD*, PLANT, Wilbraham Henry Hugh F Capt NAC-NS, 85 in Halifax 10/05/14. Jn’d. fll’d. 01/52, Lt and 11/49 SLt Prom. trg. for RN then and 07/48 Mid. prom. by THE BRIEFING ROOM – Continued from page 25 Premier Christy Clark and Lieutenant-Governor of BC, Judith Guichon. Each recipient was assigned a cadet escort “to make describes It’s Not the Ships as an invaluable contribution to the sure we didn’t fall down,” Chance joked. Though he earned history of the RCN/RCNVR in WWII. “It is compelling, tech- several other medals and awards throughout his more than 30

Summer 2014 nically precise, honest, humble, personable, and in many places year naval career, this one is special, he says. “It is very special | humorous.” “My father often said the war left its stamp on him,” because it recognizes Canadian participation in the Normandy said publisher and co-author Philip Sherwood. “He liked to landings.” Chance was the navigating officer in HMCS Skeena talk about his experiences and as he was an engaging raconteur, when the allies made their Normandy assault on June 6, 1944. we eventually persuaded him to commit his story to print. We As part of Escort Group 12, Skeena’s duty was to block German h e ll S tars supplemented his manuscript with material gleaned from several submarines from entering the landing area. The most memorable primary sources—his wartime correspondence, patrol and log re- moments of that mission came on June 8 when two homing tor- ports from the UK Archives, photos from the Imperial War Mu- pedoes—designed to target the frequency of a ship’s propellers— seum and the RN Submarine Museum and newspaper reports. It streamed through the water and exploded in Skeena’s Canadian all comes together in an engaging account of one of the trailblaz- Anti-Acoustic Torpedo (CAT) gear. It was a terrifying experience ers of Canada’s submarine service.” for the crew, says Chance. “We saw these damn fish go whiz- It’s Not the Ships is published by lifewriters.ca, 8 x 10, 156 pages, zing by. The next thing, a periscope went by us and we fired our 75 illustrations, index, casebound, ISBN 9 780993 790003, www. Hedgehog at it,” he recalls. The ring of Hedgehog bombs landed its-not-the-ships-com Lifewriters.ca is a BC company that helps ahead of Skeena and U 953 disappeared, presumed damaged. We individuals, families, organizations and communities compile didn’t see it again and we couldn’t pick it up either. But obvi- their stories and preserve them in print. ously, we had damaged it.” That might have been the end of the Philip Sherwood, lifewriters.ca story, but many years later Chance got a phone call from Virginia, US. A man with a thick accent asked, “Mr. Chance, were you PETER CHANCE ADDS ANOTHER MEDAL navigating HMCS Skeena on the 8th of June 1944?” On learning he eventy years after his ship, HMCS Skeena, took part in the had the correct Peter Chance, the man proceeded to say he had SD-Day landings, Cdr (Ret’d) Peter Chance [of NAC-VI] re- come to know someone named Karl Bauman, who was serving ceived recognition from the French gov- Carmel Ecker, Lookout in U 953 on that day. Just 19 years old at the time, he had been ernment. Along with 500 other Canadian wounded on board and was taken to a hospital in Brest. When army, navy and air force veterans, the 93- Allied forces overtook the area, Bauman became a prisoner of war year old was made a Chevalier (Knight) of and was eventually sent to Virginia to wait out the war. “I was the Ordre national de la Légon d’honneur, able to speak to Karl,” said Chance. “He said, ‘You know Peter, France’s highest honour. Five hundred is we were trying to kill each other on the 8th of June 1944 … ya?’” all that remains of the 34,000 Canadian sol- With a chuckle, Chance says he replied, “Absolutely.” “Now we diers, sailors and airmen who participated in can be friends?”, Bauman asked. The two stayed in touch un- and began to push German forces back out of France. til Bauman died several years ago and Chance even wrote the Chance and 14 other BC veterans gathered in Vancouver on foreword for the book about Bauman’s life, “The Longest Patrol.” May 21 to accept the medal from Consul General of France M. “The common enemy was the sea,” says Chance. “We had no ill Jean-Christophe Fleury who presented it on behalf of the Presi- feelings toward these guys you know, individually. They were dent of France. The event included dinner and speeches from the enemy, sure, but individually, of course not. dignitaries including Minister of Veterans Affairs Julian Fantino, Carmel Ecker, Staff Writer, LOOKOUT

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