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Starshell ‘A little light on what’s going on!’ Volume VII, No. 56 Autumn 2011 National Magazine of the Naval Officers Association of Canada Magazine nationale de l’association des officiers de la marine du Canada www.navalassoc.ca IN THIS EDITION EDITOR’S CABIN 3 Canada’s National Naval Memorial SITREP OYAL CANADIAN NAVY ... wow, that sounds great and 4 NOAC Regalia I think it caught a lot of us by surprise! As one who’s 5 2012 NOAC National Conference/AGM Ottawa R AUTUMN 2011 service spanned the dreaded changes from navy blue to bus 6 The Edmonton Protocol driver green and back again, the events of the past couple of 7 Alternative Fuel Options for the US Navy 8 Opinion ~ Canadian Shipbuilding years which included the celebration of our Naval Centennial, 9 From the Bridge ~ What’s in a Name … Plenty! the long-overdue return of the executive curl, and now, the reinstatement of the 10 Front Desk rightful and historic name of Canada’s naval service, have been nothing short of STARSHELL 11 We’re ROYAL Again ~ the MARGEN remarkable! This issue of Starshell contains some ‘gritty’ stuff as we prepare to 12 The Briefing Room take one of the biggest steps in the history of our organization: the change in our 12 Schober’s Quiz #55 name from The Naval Officers Association of Canada to the Naval Association of 16 Days of Endeavour ~ Episode XVI Canada, the broadening of our membership criteria and the assumption of a more 18 The Korean War ~ Defending the Friendly Islands proactive role in support of the Royal Canadian Navy. For more information regard- 22 The Reading Room ~ Book Reviews 25 Reassessing History ~ SS Nereus and SS Proteus ing these forward looking changes, I would direct you to National President, Ken 27 Obituaries and In Memoriam Summer’s ‘From the Bridge’ entitled “What’s in a name … Plenty!” which begins 28 Obscure & Offbeat Naval Oddities on page nine. OUR COVER – HMCS Athabaskan (2nd) in Korea ca. 1953 – The Navy Public Affairs cutline says it all: “A proud ship is the destroyer HMCS Athabaskan which returns to her base at Esquimalt, BC, December 11 [1953] to complete her third assignment with the UN in the Far East. The 14-month tour of operations just completed by Athabaskan was the longest for any RCN destroyer which has served in the Korean theatre. All told, Athabaskan has steamed more than 170,000 miles in her three tours.” For a first hand account of life aboard Athabaskan in Korea, see Fred Fowlow’s “The Korean War: Defending the Friendly Islands” on page 18. National Defence Photo AN-100 Starshell magazine is published quarterly by The Naval Officers Association of Canada Starshell in February, May, August and November. The editor is solely responsible for the selec- ISSN 1191-1166 tion of material. Contributions are encouraged and should be sent direct to the editor. 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Contact the Starshell editor for WEBMASTER G Robert (Bob) Bush, [email protected] 1/8 page $70 $55 details. Starshell is printed in Canada by Postlink Corporation, Ottawa EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR STARSHELL EDITOR SEC’Y/COMMUNICATIONS George A. Moore Creative services and layout are provided by… Kenneth B. Lait 1871 Primrose Crescent 308 Kennedy Lane E Kamloops BC V1S 0A5 Cascade Creek Publishing® Orleans ON K1E 3M4 Telephone: 250-314-1284 George A. Moore, President Telephone: 613-841-4358 Fax: 250-314-1286 1871 Primrose Crescent, Kamloops, BC V1S 0A5 [email protected] [email protected] Phone 250-314-1284 • Fax 250-314-1286 • [email protected] 2 STARSHELL GUEST EDITORIAL Your National Naval Memorial AUTUMN 2011 SITREP By Doug Thomas s many of you will know, the ship, with the dedicated participa- tingent of skilled and dedicated sailors. HMCS Sackville is the last of tion of a small number of local volunteers They rose to the challenge of unfamil- 269 British and Common- and dues from about 1,000 Trustees across iar technology and ancient equipment to Awealth corvettes; 123 of these the country — quite a few from NOAC complete a large number of outstanding important vessels served in the Royal Ca- branches. We are finding that young ci- maintenance issues, and they enjoyed do- nadian Navy in World War II. Sackville vilians, some of them descendants of ing it. It is gratifying to see many young herself had a fine war record — she was veterans, are becoming Trustees and cor- serving sailors joining the Trust, some of commanded by Alan Easton for a time and porations are providing support. A great them as Life Trustees. he referred to the reliable and spirited new source of assistance is the Royal Canadian However, it is important. that you corvette as “The understand that Queen” in his clas- Sackville is not a sic memoir 50 North. Halifax Project — In her most memo- she is the National rable action in July Naval Memorial for 1942, she had three all Canadians and close encounters many of our active with U-boats in one volunteers are get- day! She blew one ting tired and el- to the surface with derly. The current depth charges and Commanding Offi- seriously damaged cer, for example, is another with shell in the ninth year of fire. Both incidents what he terms “the were spectacular busiest unpaid job enough to tentative- in the Navy,” and ly award Sackville many of our volun- with two “Prob- teer guides are well able” U-boat kills. Later it was learned Navy, which helps in many ways, such as into their eighties. these German submarines had limped by making young sailors awaiting train- A number of things need to be done in home to be repaired and fight another day, ing available to man the ship during the order to manage Sackville as a memorial of but Sackville certainly deterred them from summer months under the supervision her stature should be operated. She is the further attacks against her convoy. of our dedicated volunteers. Under the naval equivalent of Vimy Ridge — a me- Sackville has been Canada’s official provision of an MOU with the Trust, the morial to those lost at sea with no known naval memorial since 1985. NOAC was RCN also helps greatly with tug services, grave, as well as all those who have served very active in the early 1980s in saving this winter maintenance and periodic docking. and continue to serve at sea off our shores fine old ship from the breakers, and estab- Another important source of assistance and far abroad. She should be as signifi- lished the Canadian Corvette Trust, later comes from ships in refit or between de- cant to Canadians as HMS Victory is to the renamed the Canadian Naval Memorial ployments. Especially noteworthy this United Kingdom and the USS Constitution Trust (CNMT), to maintain and operate past year has been the contribution of is to the United States. Some of you will the ship. The Trust continues to operate HMCS Toronto, who provided a large con- have visited one or both of these ships, 3 which are commissioned into their respec- the experiences of those who have served nation of choice for those visiting the Mar- tive navies and operated by service per- and the challenges they faced.
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