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Action Stations! Hmcs Sackville - Canada’S Naval Memorial Magazine Volume 34 - Issue 1 Winter 2015 ACTION STATIONS! HMCS SACKVILLE - CANADA’S NAVAL MEMORIAL MAGAZINE VOLUME 34 - ISSUE 1 WINTER 2015 HMCS SACKVILLE: A LADY GREATER THAN HERSELF RCAF EVOLVEMENT 1942 THE BATTLE OF THE ST LAWRENCE A DRAMATIC ENCOUNTER AT SEA: WINSTON CHURCHILL SALUTES CONVOY HX 143 SISTER OF THE SPACE AGE U-BOATS SUNK BY THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY DURING WW2 Volume 34 - Issue 1 ACTION STATIONS! Winter 2015 Actions Stations can be emailed to you and in full Editor and design: LCdr ret’d Pat Jessup colour approximately 2 weeks before it will arrive in [email protected] your mailbox. If you would prefer electronic copy instead of the printed magazine, please let us know. Editorial Committee Cdr ret’d Len Canfield - Public Affairs IN THIS ISSUE: LCdr ret’d Doug Thomas - Executive Director Debbie Findlay - Financial Officer From the Executive 3 The Chair’s Report Editorial Associates The Captain’s Cabin Capt (N) ret’d Bernie Derible Executive Director Report David MacLean Lt(N) Blaine Carter Crossed the Bar 6 Dan Matte Richard Krehbiel Peter Holmes Photographers HMCS Sackville: A Lady Greater Than Herself 8 Lt(N) ret’d Ian Urquhart Cdr ret’d George Borgal Cdr ret’d Bill Gard Sandy McClearn, RCAF Evolvement Smugmug: http://smcclearn.smugmug.com/ 1942 The Battle of the 10 St. Lawrence HMCS SACKVILLE LCol ret’d Mike Black PO Box 99000 Station Forces LCol ret’d Bart Konings Halifax, NS B3K 5X5 A Dramatic Encounter at Sea 15 Summer phone number downtown berth: 902-429-2132 Carl Anderson Winter phone in the Dockyard: 902-427-2837 Sister of the Space Age 20 FOLLOW US ONLINE: Rear-Admiral John Newton HMCSSACKVILLE1 Recollections from the Battle 22 http://www.canadasnavalmemorial.ca/ of the Atlantic Herb Roberts OUR COVER: We have been unable to identify U-Boats sunk by the RCN 24 the Canadian sailor or the type of during WW2 warship that he is sailing in on the David Perkins front cover of this issue. We are hoping that one of you will remember this young lad and help Trustee News, Membership us out with his details. ed. The Mail Bag 26 The Last Word Photo courtesy of the Department of National Defence Permission to copy any of the material in this The Canadian Naval Memorial Trust publishes publication must be first obtained through the obituaries, not only of Trustees but of the wider naval and military family. When forwarding editor with appropriate accreditation given to the material to the editor please include a authors and Action Stations. photograph. 2 FROM THE CHAIR - CANADIAN NAVAL MEMORIAL TRUST Commodore ret’d Bruce Belliveau With HMCS Sackville in her winter berth in HMC Dock- Much work continues on the Battle of the Atlantic Place yard, we have had the opportunity for the surveyors to poke project with outreach to all levels of government and con- about the ship and get a good look at the bilges and tanks in tinuing efforts to secure a champion for the project. Re- advance of a docking period in the fall. We are working cently one of our stalwarts, Hugh MacPherson took a step closely with the Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) and de- back from frontline duties and I want to commend him for veloping the Provision of his heroic efforts in working Services document to sup- a multitude of angles on the port this docking, which will project. Fear not - he is still be critical to the continued available for consultation. hull integrity of the ship. I am sure the Captain will have As spring approaches (hope- more to say on this in his re- fully!!!), we are now seized port. Unfortunately with the with Battle of the Atlantic change in security require- week commemoration ments for dockyard, it has events. This year we have a been difficult to maintain our delegation joining from usual access to the ship for Northern Ireland and already Friday lunches and other vol- seeing folks booking trips unteer activities on board. from across the country to However, through the good join us. Let us all get out to work of Doug Thomas and the events and support the Jim Reddy, we have made veterans that will be there. In workarounds with the good “The Heritage Awards recognize good practice in heritage particular I would invite Trus- graces of HMCS Scotian to conservation,” said Heritage Trust’s Awards Committee Chair, tees to make an effort to in- at least have a monthly lunch, Laura MacNutt (R) pictured above with HMCS Sackville’s Captain, troduce someone new to our the last being St Patrick's Lieutenant Commander Jim Reddy (L) and the Chair for the Trust, world by inviting them to the Day Lunch on Friday the Commodore ret’d Bruce Belliveau. The award to HMCS Sackville Battle of the Atlantic concert, 13th. From various reports was the first time in the history of the Heritage Trust NS that a 28 April 15 at the Spatz Thea- and pictures, it would appear ship has been recognized. tre in Citadel High School. I missed an excellent event thanks to Tickets are already on sale at $10.00 the work of the ship's team and of a seat and I am led to believe that this course Jack Kelly who arranged some year's event will have a new and ex- excellent Irish libations to go with the citing format. If you can't make the Irish stew. concert, please support the trust by buying tickets for friends or relatives. As a result of the security and access If you have a bar account, tickets can issues, it has been decided to move be charged to it. The more we can the ship to its summer berth down- showcase, the greater our following town in advance of Battle of the At- will become as we drive to the final lantic events and especially on Sun- home for Sackville. I look forward day to ensure easy access for the to seeing everyone there. loved ones of those whose ashes will be committed to the sea. The ship Finally, I want to make an appeal for will remain downtown from that some of you to give our small core of point forward in preparation for our "worker-bees" a hand. We can always usual summer season and formal use more summer guides, and we will opening to the public in mid-June. run a training programme later in the spring for those of you who would I was very fortunate to represent the like to learn more about the ship and Trust at an event at Halifax City Hall, the pivotal Battle of the Atlantic that 20 February 2015, to accept on your she and her sisters helped win. Also, behalf the "Built Heritage Award if you have some time and could help 2014" from the Heritage Trust of with "Action Stations!", the Gift Shop Nova Scotia in recognition of our collective efforts to pre- or as a tour guide/escort/host/driver in support of the Royal serve and maintain Sackville. We were one of five groups Naval Association - Londonderry, Northern Ireland pilgrim- or individuals so recognized with Mayor, CNMT Trustees age please contact our Executive Director to discuss at 902- and many other dignitaries in attendance. 721-1206 or email: [email protected] 3 THE CAPTAIN’S CABIN with the second drawing taking place during our next lunch on April 10th. At our March St. Patrick's lunch, we enjoyed Lieutenant Commander ret’d Jim Reddy the generosity of Oakville, Ontario’s Peter Mielzynski Agencies Ltd., Purveyors of Fine Wines & Spirits who are also a significant sponsor of our popular calendar, copies of which are available in our gift shop. The Trust’s 2015 Battle of the Atlantic week activities promise to be larger than usual as we mark the 70th year after the end of WWII, recalling that the war at sea waged for six long years. This campaign saw the enemy come to our shores with U-boats penetrating deeply into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River and boldly coming ashore in Labrador to install a weather station. Information on our Battle of the Atlantic week program can be found on the last page of this issue. During the week we will be hosting 23 Trustees and family members from out of Captain’s Rounds, 19 March, 2015 province, including RCNVR veterans John Hare, James Albert Robinson, Rodney Carson and original crew As we approach the end of a real, old-fashioned winter a members of HMCS Sackville, Philip Clappison and Larry robust encounter with “Sheila’s Brush” bringing more snow Hartman. and nasty weather in Halifax than we've seen in a long time, it has been a chore to attend to the the ship's heating systems During this year’s BOA observances we will also be hosting and keeping the snow clear. But we shouldn’t complain as a delegation from the Royal Naval Association of we look back to the winter of 1943 and the accumulated ice Londonderry, Northern Ireland. We are looking forward to and snow on the upper deck of HMCS Matapedia pictured seeing our old friends from away who have treated us so below. well over the years. We are also looking forward to our first formal event with the RCNA in Bridgewater whose Branch is named in honour of the late Admiral Desmond Piers. The evening will commence with a solemn candlelight tribute to the RCN and Merchant Navy ships and their sailors lost during the war followed by their Annual Battle of the Atlantic mess dinner.
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