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The Semaphore Circular No 661 the Beating Heart of the RNA July 2016
The Semaphore Circular No 661 The Beating Heart of the RNA July 2016 The No 3 Area Ladies getting the Friday night raffle ready at Conference! This edition is the on-line version of the Semaphore Circular, unless you have registered with Central Office, it will only be available on the RNA website in the ‘Members Area’ under ‘downloads’ at www.royal-naval-association.co.uk and will be emailed to the branch contact, usually the Hon Sec. 1 Daily Orders 1. Conference 2016 report 2. Remembrance Parade 13 November 2016 3. Slops/Merchandise & Membership 4. Guess Where? 5. Donations 6. Pussers Black Tot Day 7. Birds and Bees Joke 8. SAIL 9. RN VC Series – Seaman Jack Cornwell 10. RNRMC Charity Banquet 11. Mini Cruise 12. Finance Corner 13. HMS Hampshire 14. Joke Time 15. HMS St Albans Deployment 16. Paintings for Pleasure not Profit 17. Book – Wren Jane Beacon 18. Aussie Humour 19. Book Reviews 20. For Sale – Officers Sword Longcast “D’ye hear there” (Branch news) Crossed the Bar – Celebrating a life well lived RNA Benefits Page Shortcast Swinging the Lamp Forms Glossary of terms NCM National Council Member NC National Council AMC Association Management Committee FAC Finance Administration Committee NCh National Chairman NVCh National Vice Chairman NP National President DNP Deputy National President GS General Secretary DGS Deputy General Secretary AGS Assistant General Secretary CONA Conference of Naval Associations IMC International Maritime Confederation NSM Naval Service Memorial Throughout indicates a new or substantially changed entry 2 Contacts Financial Controller 023 9272 3823 [email protected] FAX 023 9272 3371 Deputy General Secretary 023 9272 0782 [email protected] Assistant General Secretary (Membership & Slops) 023 9272 3747 [email protected] S&O Administrator 023 9272 0782 [email protected] General Secretary 023 9272 2983 [email protected] Admin 023 92 72 3747 [email protected] Find Semaphore Circular On-line ; http://www.royal-naval-association.co.uk/members/downloads or.. -
60 Years of Marine Nuclear Power: 1955
Marine Nuclear Power: 1939 - 2018 Part 4: Europe & Canada Peter Lobner July 2018 1 Foreword In 2015, I compiled the first edition of this resource document to support a presentation I made in August 2015 to The Lyncean Group of San Diego (www.lynceans.org) commemorating the 60th anniversary of the world’s first “underway on nuclear power” by USS Nautilus on 17 January 1955. That presentation to the Lyncean Group, “60 years of Marine Nuclear Power: 1955 – 2015,” was my attempt to tell a complex story, starting from the early origins of the US Navy’s interest in marine nuclear propulsion in 1939, resetting the clock on 17 January 1955 with USS Nautilus’ historic first voyage, and then tracing the development and exploitation of marine nuclear power over the next 60 years in a remarkable variety of military and civilian vessels created by eight nations. In July 2018, I finished a complete update of the resource document and changed the title to, “Marine Nuclear Power: 1939 – 2018.” What you have here is Part 4: Europe & Canada. The other parts are: Part 1: Introduction Part 2A: United States - Submarines Part 2B: United States - Surface Ships Part 3A: Russia - Submarines Part 3B: Russia - Surface Ships & Non-propulsion Marine Nuclear Applications Part 5: China, India, Japan and Other Nations Part 6: Arctic Operations 2 Foreword This resource document was compiled from unclassified, open sources in the public domain. I acknowledge the great amount of work done by others who have published material in print or posted information on the internet pertaining to international marine nuclear propulsion programs, naval and civilian nuclear powered vessels, naval weapons systems, and other marine nuclear applications. -
The Readiness of Canada's Naval Forces Report of the Standing
The Readiness of Canada's Naval Forces Report of the Standing Committee on National Defence Stephen Fuhr Chair June 2017 42nd PARLIAMENT, 1st SESSION Published under the authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons SPEAKER’S PERMISSION Reproduction of the proceedings of the House of Commons and its Committees, in whole or in part and in any medium, is hereby permitted provided that the reproduction is accurate and is not presented as official. This permission does not extend to reproduction, distribution or use for commercial purpose of financial gain. Reproduction or use outside this permission or without authorization may be treated as copyright infringement in accordance with the Copyright Act. Authorization may be obtained on written application to the Office of the Speaker of the House of Commons. Reproduction in accordance with this permission does not constitute publication under the authority of the House of Commons. The absolute privilege that applies to the proceedings of the House of Commons does not extend to these permitted reproductions. Where a reproduction includes briefs to a Standing Committee of the House of Commons, authorization for reproduction may be required from the authors in accordance with the Copyright Act. Nothing in this permission abrogates or derogates from the privileges, powers, immunities and rights of the House of Commons and its Committees. For greater certainty, this permission does not affect the prohibition against impeaching or questioning the proceedings of the House of Commons in courts or otherwise. The House of Commons retains the right and privilege to find users in contempt of Parliament if a reproduction or use is not in accordance with this permission. -
Captain John Denison, D.S.O., R.N. Oct
No. Service: Rank: Names & Service Information: Supporting Information: 27. 1st 6th Captain John Denison, D.S.O., R.N. Oct. Oct. B. 25 May 1853, Rusholine, Toronto, 7th child; 5th Son of George Taylor Denison (B. 1904 1906. Ontario, Canada. – D. 9 Mar 1939, 17 Jul 1816, Toronto, Ontario, Canada -D. 30 Mason Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. B. May 1873, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) [Lawyer, 1 Oct 1904 North York, York County, Ontario, Colonel, General, later minister of Church) and Canada. (aged 85 years). Mary Anne Dewson (B. 24 May 1817, Enniscorthy, Ireland -D. 1900, Toronto, 1861 Census for Saint Patrick's Ontario, Canada). Married 11 Dec 1838 at St Ward, Canada West, Toronto, shows James Church. Toronto, Canada John Denison living with Denison family aged 9. Canada Issue: West>Toronto. In all they had 11 children; 8 males (sons) and 3 It is surmised that John Denison females (daughters). actually joined the Royal Navy in 18 Jul 1878 – John Denison married Florence Canada. Ledgard, B. 12 May 1857, Chapel town, 14 May 1867-18 Dec 1868 John Yorkshire, -D. 1936, Hampshire, England. Denison, aged 14 years, attached to daughter of William Ledgard (1813-1876) H.M.S. “Britannia” as a Naval Cadet. [merchant] and Catherina Brooke (1816-1886) “Britannia” was a wooden screw st at Roundhay, St John, Yorkshire, England. Three decker 1 rate ship, converted to screw whilst still on her stocks. Issue: (5 children, 3 males and 2 females). Constructed and launched from 1. John Everard Denison (B. 20 Apr 1879, Portsmouth Dockyard on 25 Jan Toronto, Ontario, Canada - D. -
Aircraft Carriers Royal Canadian Navy (Rcn)
CANADA AVIATION MUSEUM AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY (RCN) Prepared by Commander E.J. L’Heureux CD, RCN (Ret’d) Introduction Naval Aviation had its start only eight years after the Wright Brothers first flew their “Flyer” at Kill Devil Hill, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, in 1903 and less than two years after J.A.D. McCurdy made the first airplane flight at Baddeck, on Bras D’Or Lake, Nova Scotia. It was in 1911 that Eugene Ely, an exhibition pilot, flew a Curtiss off the deck of the United States Ship (USS) BIRMINGHAM at anchor in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and flew it to Norfolk. Two months later he flew from Camp Selfridge to a 120 foot wooden deck fitted on the USS PENNSYLVANIA anchored in San Francisco Bay, proving the feasibility of the aircraft carrier. It would not be many years before the fledgling country of Canada was to participate in carrier based aviation, initially through the pilots who flew with the Royal Navy (RN) and latterly through the acquisition of aircraft carriers themselves. This story is a synopsis of that participation. Aircraft Carrier Development In the formative era of aircraft carrier development navies were tied to the concept that the bigger the ship and the larger the guns the more capable the navy. The bireme and trireme, referring to the numbers and layers of oars used in Greek and Roman galleons, gave way to the wooden hulls and big guns of later ships used in the Napoleonic Wars, and the battles of the Nile and Trafalgar. -
Inside This Issue
Crowsnest www.navy.forces.gc.ca Vol. 5, No. 3 Fall 2011 INSIDE THIS ISSUE The RCN and Op Nanook Page 2 Navy sails the Great Lakes Region Page 5 HMCS Vancouver Takes Over Mission in Libya Page 8 A Commitment to the Americas Page 10 The Royal Canadian Navy and OP NANOOK HMCS Summerside sails off the coast of Saglek, Labrador, during Operation Nanook 11. Photo: Cpl Rick Ayer By Matthew Lindsey partners and combined with international partners from the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Danish Navy Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) task group set working under the lead of Canada Command, the sail Aug. 5 from St. John’s, NL, towards military command responsible for all routine and A Canada’s Eastern and High Arctic, where it contingency operations in Canada and continental North joined other personnel from the Canadian Army, Royal America. Canadian Air Force and Canadian Rangers for Throughout Op Nanook 11, the RCN continued to live Operation Nanook 11. up to its reputation as a versatile force. The frigate Op Nanook, named for the Inuit word for polar bear, is HMCS St. John’s, and maritime coastal defence vessels the centrepiece of three annual northern sovereignty HMC Ships Summerside and Moncton, sailed up the operations conducted by the Canadian Forces (CF) and North Atlantic Ocean, demonstrating the navy’s ability to its partners who share interest in Canada’s North. First operate effectively in the vast and challenging conducted in 2007, Op Nanook demonstrates a visible conditions of the Arctic. presence and provides opportunities for military and The RCN offers some unique capabilities. -
An Abc of the Battle of the Atlantic
AN ABC OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC A Teacher Resource By Tom Dykes (C) 2015 AN ABC OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC HMCS Waskesiu. River Class Frigate. She was the first Canadian vessel to sink a U-Boat. Active service in the North Atlantic, the Murmansk Run and the D-day landings. By Tom Dykes (C) 2015 A Teacher Resource by Tom Dykes (C) 2015 Contents Introduction to study unit. Dedication. ABCs of the Battle of the Atlantic. The Atlantic Challenge. Just-A-Minute. By Tom Dykes (C) 2015 INTRODUCTION As the 20th Century fades more and more into our collective memory, it is still important for educators to examine the great and violent confrontations that have made the century one of humanities bench marks for destruction, and paradoxically, the development of amazing leaps in social, cultural and technological developments. The Battle of the Atlantic was conducted for 69 months over the reaches of millions of square miles of the Atlantic Ocean and its adjunctive seas. It was an area of conflict that was conducted from the tropics to the arctic, and was the confrontational realm that held the key to the resolution of what we call World War II. Without the free passage of strategic materiel and men from North America, Britain would not survive the Nazi onslaught. Without that same resource and resolve, Russia, would not have received the aid that contributed to its ability to hold and finally repel the German invaders. In short, who controlled the Atlantic would ultimately dictate the outcome of the war. -
Maritime Futures Revisited
COMMENTARY DND photo HS2002-10260-03 by Master Corporal Michel Durand Master by HS2002-10260-03 DND photo From left to right – HMCS Algonquin, HMCS Protecteur and HMCS St-Johns sail the Gulf of Oman in earlier times. Maritime Futures Revisited by Martin Shadwick t is no less true for being obvious that the past two about the future prospects of Canada’s sub-surface capabil- years have been exceedingly difficult for the Royal ity. Add in seemingly-glacial progress on the new surface Canadian Navy (RCN). Since the carefully nuanced ship construction package put in hand by the previous Harper announcement of 19 September 2014 that the infirmi- government, and one is presented with naval capability—and ties of age, and such factors as the February 2014 fire naval credibility—challenges of the first order. Ithat caused serious damage to the replenishment ship HMCS Protecteur would necessitate a reduction in the size of the That said, there has been demonstrable progress on a num- fleet, the RCN has paid off both Protecteur and her sister ber of fronts. The pivotal Halifax-class Modernization (HCM)/ ship, HMCS Preserver—together representing the entirety of Frigate Life Extension (FELEX) project, with an industrial team Canada’s naval replenishment capability—and two of the three anchored by Lockheed Martin Canada, Irving Shipbuilding and surviving Iroquois-class area air defence/command and control Seaspan, has proved most successful. Chantier Davie is moving destroyers, HMCS Iroquois and HMCS Algonguin. HMCS forward on an aggressive timetable to convert a civilian con- Athabaskan—the last of the original quartet of Iroquois-class tainer ship into an interim Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) destroyers—was added to the disposal list in 2016, with paying ship, while construction of the first Harry DeWolf-class Arctic off to follow in early-2017. -
HMS Mercury to the Final Closure of SCU Leydene
H.M.S. MERCURY Swift and Faithful 1941 - 1993 1 Contents Contents 02 Introduction 03 Mercury The Second World War the beginning 04 Rapid expansion 05 After the war 9 Modernisation 10 The final building programme 20 The modern establishment 29 Closure and Leydene 31 Supplement The Peel Family 34 Leydene 35 Early Signal Schools 38 Appendices 1. Signals and memorandum 40 2. Communications training establishments 44 3. The changing face of Mercury 46 4. Maps 49 References and Acknowledgements 51 2 Introduction. This is a short history of the Royal Naval establishment H.M.S. Mercury. The difference between writing a history of a person or a ship, as opposed to an establishment, is the establishment does not move. It does not interact with other objects or people as a ship or person would. Therefore, this history concentrates on the structural aspects of the establishment and the reasons for their existence. The ‘blood’ of the establishment is the people who populate it. These people changeover the years, arriving and leaving and sometimes coming back. They provide some aspects of the character of the establishment and in return the establishment imposes its character on the people. Mercury was a very popular establishment. Its isolation from the main command area of Portsmouth was a bane to some and a blessing to others. It made the Communicators feel different, unique and gave them a certain pride in their branch and their work. They knew, while serving on a distant station or ship, if they had a problem, Mercury would help them out. -
Persian Gulf Shipmates
TTHHEEYY SSEERRVVEEDD TTOOGGEETTHHEERR:: PPEERRSSIIAANN GGUULLFF SSHHIIPPMMAATTEESS James Kemp 1. INTRODUCTION Have you ever wondered if any of the men whose medals you have in your collection served with others whose medals you also hold? This is not men who received medals for service in exactly the same ship or regiment during a campaign but those whose paths crossed at some other point in their careers. There is a common theme for this display, the Naval General Service Medal with the clasp Persian Gulf 1909-1914 which was issued exactly 100 years ago this year. This campaign lasted from Oct 1909 to Aug 1914 with vessels patrolling to suppress arms trafficking in the area, primarily to prevent the weapons reaching countries like Afghanistan. In all some fifteen Royal Navy Ships, three Royal India Marine Ships and eight armed launches were deployed. Also small boats from the larger ships were used to carry out independent patrols close in shore. The arms blockade was very effective and reports in ADM 116/1675 show that in excess of 15,700 arms (mainly rifles) and 3.4 million rounds of ammunition were captured. A review of service records shows that a high proportion of the men who served in the Persian Gulf Campaign spent lengthy periods in that area, with many often being posted to other ships and continuing to serve in the same theatre. The Naval General Service Medal was one of the last naval medals issued that includes the name of the man’s ship on the rim. Normally the medals show the final ship that a man served on during the campaign and the highest rank he held. -
Royal Canadian Navy Aircraft Carrier Her Majesty’S Canadian Ship Bonaventure – CVL 22 21 January 1957 – 3 July 1970
Royal Canadian Navy Aircraft Carrier Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship Bonaventure – CVL 22 21 January 1957 – 3 July 1970 Introduction In April 1962, the Canadian Government approved the acquisition of an aircraft carrier to replace Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Magnificent (CVL 21), which had been on loan and was to be returned to the Royal Navy (RN). At the same time, a decision was taken to purchase and modernize an unfinished Second World War era aircraft carrier. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) set up a negotiating team to deal with the British Government and the Royal Navy. The RN argued that the contract to purchase the new carrier required that HMCS Magnificent be brought up to the latest “alterations and additions” (A&As) for her class before her return to the RN. These alterations were to include, among other modifications, an angled and strengthened deck. The RCN’s case was that these were modernizations and not A&As. Furthermore, the carrier being offered for purchase was being bought “as is”, therefore the RN must accept the return of HMCS Magnificent in an “as is” state. The Royal Navy was won over to the Canadian’s point of view and the negotiations were soon completed. A new project office for the Principal Royal Canadian Navy Technical Representative was established at Belfast, Northern Ireland, where the partially completed Majestic class, Light Fleet aircraft carrier, the ex-Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Powerful (R 95) was laying. Specifications With a length overall of 215 meters (705 ft) and a beam at the water line of 24 meters (79 ft), HMS Powerful was only slightly larger than HMCS Magnificent. -
By Andy Irwin I Was Born in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 28Th, 1925
By Andy Irwin I was born in Regina, Saskatchewan on May 28th, 1925. We lived in Yorkton until 1931, when, after my parents separated, my mother moved my sister and me to New Westminster, BC where we lived with my grandmother. I attended Lord Kelvin Elementary School, and then on to Lord Lister Junior High, which in those days included grades 7, 8 and 9. There were several minor diplomatic crises between Britain and France on one side, and Germany over the latter’s aggressive actions in Europe in 1937-38. Consequently, by 1939 Britain became very concerned and, to get Canada on their side, arranged a Royal Tour for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. New Westminster, known as the Royal City, annually held May Day events. On this particular occasion I was asked to lead a Andy Irwin, 1944 Semaphore Flag presentation in their In the fall of 1941 a Sea Cadet Force was honour. It was an exciting assignment for a being formed and I was one of the first to fourteen year old. leave ‘scouting’ and join Sea Cadets. I really When World War II broke out in enjoyed the training and discipline and in September 1939 I was a newspaper delivery less than a year became a Leading Cadet. I boy for the Vancouver Daily Province. think my Scout training helped. Newspapers were the main source of news In February 1943, at the age of 17, I in those days; television had not yet entered joined the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer our lives. On that fateful Sunday, September Reserve as an Ordinary Seaman.